Alimba Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Alimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3751:472,38123,815
Philippines2451:413,21752,359
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Congo171:293,4768,994
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Alimba (96) may also be a first name.

Alimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alimba (Oriya: ଆଲି) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Alimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alimba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 391,801st most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Alimba are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 96 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 472,381. In Nigeria Alimba is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 44 percent are found, Cross River, where 16 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Alimba is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galimba924,110/
Alimbay921,218/
Alimbau9284/
Alimbai9233/
Halimba9210/
Alimbas928/
Alimbah926/
Alimmba921/
Aliemba921/
Gallimba8665/
Alhgimba862/
Galinmba861/
Olimba832,454/
Alemba831,721/
Alumba831,457/
Alimbo83182/
Alimbe83100/
Elimba8349/
Alimbi8347/
Alimby8336/
Almbaz8317/
Alimva8312/
Alimua836/
Alimwa835/
Alinba834/
Almbai832/
Allmba831/
Alimbé831/
Atlmba831/
Alimbeova802/
Halemba77866/
Galemba77490/
Alemboa77260/
Alimbet77126/
Golimba77105/
Holimba7783/
Alymbay7764/
Alembea7748/
Alimbos7731/
Halimbi7727/
Alimbee7715/
Halumba7715/
Galimbo7713/
Allimbi779/
Galimbe779/
Alimbhi776/
Aliembo775/
Olimbay775/
Aliomva774/
Alumbah774/
Alymbai772/
Alumbau772/
Galinba772/
Alinbay772/
Galimbi771/
Galimva771/
Aloemba771/
Ahlumba771/
Aslimbi771/
Algemba771/
Oliemba771/
Elimb'a771/
Ailimbi771/
Almbaya771/
Alimboh771/
Alimbot771/
Alimboy771/
Alembah771/
Aliembe771/
Alimuat771/
Almbaad770/
Alimbayova753/
Olmba7331/
Almby7326/
Almbi7320/
Alnba7314/
Almbo7311/
Elmba731/
Almbe731/
Gallemba71190/
Halmboha719/
Halimbee717/
Galymbai714/
Galimbhi711/
Halmbach711/
Allimbee711/
Allimbhi711/
Alembath711/
Galhimbe711/
Elumba6712,490/
Alembi675,026/
Elemba672,497/
Alembe672,051/
Olumba671,695/
Alembo671,013/
Olemba67805/
Alemwa67665/
Olimbo67314/
Alumbo67146/
Olimbi67126/
Elimbo6771/
Galęba6769/
Allembach6717/
Olimbe6711/
Alemby679/
Alinbo675/
Galmbo674/
Allmbe674/
Alinua672/
Alymbe672/
Olimva672/
Holiombau671/
Alymva671/
Olimua671/
Olinba671/
Halęba671/
Halmbe671/
Alnbas671/
Aliñbo671/
Almbed671/
Aleembhai671/
Olimwa671/
Alemua671/
Alnbaa671/
Alnbai671/
Alnbea671/
Allmby671/
Almbod670/

Alimba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alimba in the Oriya language
ଆଲିali33.33
ଆଳିali33.33
ଅଳିali16.67
ଅଲିali16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alimba
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