Kalimba Surname
Approximately 19,841 people bear this surname
Kalimba Surname Definition:
Kalimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is born with a defective tongue.
Kalimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 7,752 | 1:1,466 | 350 |
| DR Congo | 6,259 | 1:11,804 | 1,459 |
| Malawi | 2,771 | 1:6,178 | 886 |
| Zambia | 1,770 | 1:8,955 | 1,046 |
| Tanzania | 615 | 1:86,084 | 8,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 260 | 1:31,360 | 3,614 |
| Namibia | 155 | 1:15,545 | 2,826 |
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kalimba (1,074) may also be a first name.
Kalimba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kalimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is born with a defective tongue.
Kalimba is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: small radio / Talkative person.
Kalimba Demographics
Average Kalimba Salary in
United States
$51,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kalimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalimba is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalimba? popularity and diffusion
Kalimba is the 27,073rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 367,297 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalimba are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 243,917th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 1,074 people.
The last name Kalimba is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is held by 7,752 people, or 1 in 1,466. Barring Rwanda this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.
Kalimba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalimba last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kalimba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.81% less than the national average, earning R 81,252 per year and in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.
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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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