Welimo Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Welimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Welimo (10) may also be a first name.

Welimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welimo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welimo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,108,016th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Welimo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Welimo is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya Welimo is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent live, Bungoma County, where 35 percent live and Kajiado County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Welimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Welimo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welimoh921/
Welemo83194/
Belimo8375/
Wilimo8356/
Walimo8321/
Wolimo832/
Welima832/
Uelimo831/
Willimo77107/
Wolimoh7722/
Wejlemo777/
Welemou772/
Wellima772/
Belimou771/
Weleamo771/
Wilimoth711/
Welimath711/
Wilimott710/
Belemo672,433/
Wilima672,310/
Walima67895/
Belima67869/
Welema67368/
Bilimo67110/
Velemo6771/
Velima6770/
Wolima6734/
Walemo6715/
Valimo6714/
Uelemo679/
Wilemo671/
Wilumo671/
Weluma671/
Uelima671/

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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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