Silimu Surname

191,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Silimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3011:40,6934,652
DR Congo8821:83,7649,618
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Silimu (328) may also be a first name.

Silimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silimu (Hindi: सिलीमू) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silimu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 191,699th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,315,535 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silimu are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Silimu is also the 484,112th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 328 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,301 people, or 1 in 40,693. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 43 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 36 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silimau9231/
Silimou922/
Shilimu922/
Seilimu921/
Silimus921/
Sailimu921/
Sielimou861/
Sailimuu861/
Zilimu83285/
Jilimu83157/
Silemu83116/
Selimu8338/
Silumu8332/
Gilimu838/
Selimou7760/
Selimut7733/
Shilemu7721/
Sselimu7714/
Chilimu7713/
Selimus774/
Selimau771/
Soilemu771/
Seliumu771/
Seelimu771/
Shailemu711/
Selemu67117/
Jelimu6716/
Selumu6710/
Gilemu672/

Silimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silimu in the Hindi language
सिलीमूsilimu-

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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
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  • 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 Silimu
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