Tesilimi Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Tesilimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tesilimi (197) may also be a first name.
Tesilimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tesilimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tesilimi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tesilimi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tesilimi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,359,010th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tesilimi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 197 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria Tesilimi is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Ogun, where 27 percent reside and Oyo, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 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 Tesilimi
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