Kalimbwe Surname

111,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalimbwe Surname Definition:

Kalimbwe is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bird hunter.

Kalimbwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,4841:4,549554
Namibia5211:4,625851
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kalimbwe (1,546) may also be a first name.

Kalimbwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalimbwe is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bird hunter.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kalimbwe Last Name Facts

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

Kalimbwe is found most in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalimbwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,704th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,754,344 people. Kalimbwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalimbwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kalimbwe is also the 197,157th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 1,546 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 3,484 people, or 1 in 4,549. In Zambia Kalimbwe is most common in: Western Province, where 69 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 9 percent live and Central Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalimbw931/
Kalembwe888,942/
Kalumbwe88450/
Kalimbwa8893/
Kalimbue888/
Kalinbwe881/
Kalimbwi881/
Kalumbwue821/
Khalimbwa821/
Kalembw801/
Kalembue75424/
Kalembwa75115/
Kalumbue754/
Kalenbwe754/
Kolembwe751/
Calembue631/
Kuilembue591/
Kalumbuayi561/
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Footnotes

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