Yilima Surname
Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname
Yilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yilima (10,407) may also be a first name.
Yilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yilima occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yilima is the 217,512th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,866,072 people. The last name Yilima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yilima are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yilima is also the 59,663rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,407 people.
The surname Yilima is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Yilima
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