Chalimba Surname
Approximately 3,028 people bear this surname
Chalimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,719 | 1:6,296 | 903 |
| Zambia | 219 | 1:72,374 | 6,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 77 | 1:200,497 | 23,224 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chalimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalimba (Oriya: ଚାଲି) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalimba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 146,422nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,406,719 people. The last name Chalimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalimba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,719 people, or 1 in 6,296. Apart from Malawi Chalimba occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalimba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalimba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଲି | cali | - |
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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
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- 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 Chalimba
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