Kantimba Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kantimba Surname Definition:

Kantimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: blue duiker.

Kantimba 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
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Zambia301:528,33122,995
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Kantimba (48) may also be a first name.

Kantimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kantimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: blue duiker.

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

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

The last name Kantimba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kantimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 885,573rd most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. Kantimba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kantimba reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kantimba is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 276,703. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 2 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
Kantumba88881/
Kantemba88100/
Kantimbo8817/
Kanthumba82157/
Kanthemba824/
Kantembe75191/
Kamtimbe7511/
Kantembo752/
Kontemba751/
Cantimbo751/
Kamthemba71209/
Kontiembo7114/
Kantenbach672/
Kahantembo671/
Kontembo6310/
Contemba631/
Kamtembe631/
Contiembo595/
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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 Kantimba
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