Walimu Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Walimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Walimu (40) may also be a first name.
Walimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walimu is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Walimu reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Walimu is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name internationally, held by 40 people.
Walimu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 108,716. In Papua New Guinea Walimu is most common in: Central, where 81 percent reside, National Capital District, where 12 percent reside and East Sepik, where 7 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walimau | 92 | 20 | / |
| Waliomu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wailimu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Walimuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Walimuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Walumu | 83 | 393 | / |
| Balimu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Valimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Welimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ualimou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Valimus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waluumu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valimau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baalimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahalimu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Baïlimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolimous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Welemu | 67 | 371 | / |
| Balemu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Wolumu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Valumu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bolimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahalimau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volimu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Walimu
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