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 last name Shelimo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shelimo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelimo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,088,856th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shelimo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Shelimo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 235,296. In Tanzania Shelimo is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 93 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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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