Welimo Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Welimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 217 | 1:212,811 | 15,182 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Welimo (10) may also be a first name.
Welimo Demographics
Welimo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Welimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welimo is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Welimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Welimo is the 1,108,016th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Welimo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
Welimo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya Welimo is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent live, Bungoma County, where 35 percent live and Kajiado County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Welimo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Welimo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welimoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Welemo | 83 | 194 | / |
| Belimo | 83 | 75 | / |
| Wilimo | 83 | 56 | / |
| Walimo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Wolimo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welima | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uelimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Willimo | 77 | 107 | / |
| Wolimoh | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wejlemo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Welemou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wellima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Belimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weleamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilimoth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welimath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilimott | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belemo | 67 | 2,433 | / |
| Wilima | 67 | 2,310 | / |
| Walima | 67 | 895 | / |
| Belima | 67 | 869 | / |
| Welema | 67 | 368 | / |
| Bilimo | 67 | 110 | / |
| Velemo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Velima | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wolima | 67 | 34 | / |
| Walemo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Valimo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uelemo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wilemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weluma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uelima | 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 Welimo
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