Balimba Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Chad

Balimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8691:85,0179,735
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Balimba (10) may also be a first name.

Balimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balimba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻟﻴﻤﺒﺎ, Marathi: बळींबा, Oriya: ବାଳି) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balimba is the 262,597th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,881,143 people. The surname Balimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Balimba are found; 65 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The last name Balimba is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 85,017. Beside The DR Congo Balimba exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 26 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balimba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balimba in the Oriya language
ବାଳିbali-
Balimba in the Marathi language
बळींबाbalimba-
Balimba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﻟﻴﻤﺒﺎabalymba50
ﺑﺎﻟﻴﻤﺒﺎbalymba50

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