Shilimi Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Shilimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shilimi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shilimi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shilimi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilimi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Shilimi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shilimi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Shilimi is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 82 percent are found and Sironko District, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Shilimi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 1 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 Shilimi
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