Kalimwa Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Kalimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 223 | 1:237,406 | 19,419 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
Kalimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalimwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalimwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kalimwa is the 1,020,242nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Kalimwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalimwa live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 237,406. In Tanzania Kalimwa is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Kalimwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalimwai | 93 | 131 | / |
| Kalemwa | 86 | 730 | / |
| Kalumwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kalimua | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kalinwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khalimba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kalimbau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kallinwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaluimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kallemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalimbah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelemwa | 71 | 18,996 | / |
| Calimba | 71 | 192 | / |
| Kalemwe | 71 | 76 | / |
| Kalmbah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kolemwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalymba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalemua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalumva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaulimbo | 67 | 290 | / |
| Calimbay | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kallmbah | 67 | 53 | / |
| Koulimba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kelemwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaleemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khalemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalhemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kalimwa
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