Kalimba Surname

27,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda7,7521:1,466350
DR Congo6,2591:11,8041,459
Malawi2,7711:6,178886
Zambia1,7701:8,9551,046
Tanzania6151:86,0848,733
Papua New Guinea2601:31,3603,614
Namibia1551:15,5452,826
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalimba is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: small radio / Talkative person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalimba936/
Kalimbau935/
Kalimbai933/
Kalimbah931/
Kaluimba931/
Kalmba925/
Kalimbach882/
Kalumba8683,307/
Kalemba8624,701/
Kalimbo863,443/
Kalimbe861,121/
Kolimba86362/
Kalimbi86208/
Calimba86192/
Kalinba865/
Kalmbah863/
Kelimba861/
Kalymba861/
Calimbas801,266/
Khalumba80601/
Kalimbet80299/
Kaulimbo80290/
Calimbay80152/
Kaliombo8071/
Kallmbah8053/
Kaluimbi8034/
Kalyomba8016/
Calimbaz8012/
Kalymbay8010/
Kalhumba8010/
Koulimba8010/
Kaulumba809/
Kalembas806/
Kalemboa805/
Kallumba804/
Kalymbai802/
Kaleemba802/
Khalimbo801/
Kaliembe801/
Kalmbadh801/
Kalembay801/
Kaliombe801/
Kelinmba801/
Kaluumba801/
Kalumbaa801/
Kalumbau801/
Kalhemba801/
Kaliembo801/
Kalinbaş801/
Khalemba801/
Kahlumba801/
Kolimbat801/
Kalmbe77190/
Kalęba77175/
Kalmbi773/
Calmba772/
Kalmbo771/
Qalmba771/
Kalembach7513/
Kalembaut758/
Kallmbach753/
Khalimber752/
Kaalmbach752/
Kolaimbas751/
Kalumbhai751/
Kalembash751/
Kalembe7111,359/
Kalembo7110,075/
Calumba715,019/
Calemba713,161/
Colimba712,711/
Calimbo711,679/
Kelemba711,060/
Kalembi71361/
Kalumbo71193/
Kolumba71165/
Kolemba71139/
Kallembach71137/
Kolymba7144/
Kalmbhe7110/
Khalembach7110/
Kolimbo7110/
Kalenba716/
Kalinbo715/
Kaalmbe711/
Kalinbe711/
Kelumba711/
Kolimbi711/
Calmbas711/
Kalmbie711/
Calimbi711/
Kolinba711/
Kailembo671,701/
Kaulembe671,016/
Kalember67439/
Kaulembi67427/
Kolimbet67293/
Calmbach67275/
Calumbay67233/
Khelemba67163/
Kalembet67162/
Kalnbach67144/
Kuilemba6782/
Calimbit6746/
Kalinbet6736/
Kalınbas6730/
Calimbet6717/
Kallëmbi6717/
Kolmbach6714/
Kalenbay6714/
Kolumbai6714/
Kolymbas678/
Kolimbou678/
Khalembi675/
Kaluumbi674/
Kalembey674/
Kalyombo672/
Kaleembe672/
Keulemba672/
Kallembi671/
Kalynbay671/
Kalyombe671/
Katlembo671/
Kalumboy671/
Kalembee671/
Kalembos671/
Kalenbga671/
Kalinbou671/
Kolimbos671/
Koulemba671/
Koulmbai671/
Callumba671/
Callimbo671/
Caluimbi671/
Calumbaa671/
Calimbos671/
Calimbot671/
Kalenbah671/
Coulimba670/

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