Zilima Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Zilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Zilima (50) may also be a first name.
Zilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zilima occurs most in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zilima.
How Common Is The Last Name Zilima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 728,955th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name Zilima is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zilima live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 50 people.
Zilima is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzilima | 92 | 105 | / |
| Zhislima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silima | 83 | 9,656 | / |
| Gilima | 83 | 233 | / |
| Ziluma | 83 | 24 | / |
| Jilima | 83 | 13 | / |
| Zelima | 83 | 9 | / |
| Cilima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Zilema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zilimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chilima | 77 | 5,768 | / |
| Shilima | 77 | 354 | / |
| Suilima | 77 | 254 | / |
| Dziluma | 77 | 55 | / |
| Gilimas | 77 | 42 | / |
| Gilimai | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ciliema | 77 | 32 | / |
| Silimau | 77 | 31 | / |
| Zailema | 77 | 15 | / |
| Silimai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Djilima | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sileima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Siliema | 77 | 3 | / |
| Silimas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zilhuma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zuilema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sailima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzilema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gitlima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silimah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silimat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zileuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zilimer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silimoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zelimas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sitlima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Silimath | 71 | 59 | / |
| Zhuilema | 71 | 35 | / |
| Tchilima | 71 | 23 | / |
| Siliomea | 71 | 22 | / |
| Schilima | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shileima | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tshilima | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tsilimas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zailaimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soilaima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cieliema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suilaima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzihlema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jilimath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zuilhimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilimhah | 71 | 0 | / |
| Selima | 67 | 9,782 | / |
| Siluma | 67 | 2,396 | / |
| Celima | 67 | 692 | / |
| Silema | 67 | 384 | / |
| Silimi | 67 | 305 | / |
| Gilimo | 67 | 114 | / |
| Jelima | 67 | 96 | / |
| Zylema | 67 | 60 | / |
| Zelime | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gilime | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gelima | 67 | 22 | / |
| Silimo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zelema | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zelimi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Silime | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cilimi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jilema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchilimma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cilema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shilleima | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shilimath | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jilimi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zilemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jilime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silyma | 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 Zilima
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