Shelimo Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Shelimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 225 | 1:235,296 | 19,277 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shelimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelimo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shelimo is the 1,088,856th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname Shelimo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shelimo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 235,296. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 93 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Shelimo exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shelimo
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