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) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,597th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,881,143 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Balimba live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Balimba is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 869 people, or 1 in 85,017. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common 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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