Kilimba Surname
Approximately 5,418 people bear this surname
Kilimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,695 | 1:11,276 | 1,471 |
| DR Congo | 684 | 1:108,011 | 11,961 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kilimba (250) may also be a first name.
Kilimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kilimba is most common in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,641st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,345,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilimba reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 250 people.
The last name Kilimba is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,695 people, or 1 in 11,276. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 32 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khilimba | 93 | 16 | / |
| Kilimbah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kilumba | 86 | 14,620 | / |
| Kilemba | 86 | 2,591 | / |
| Kulimba | 86 | 1,969 | / |
| Kilimbe | 86 | 310 | / |
| Kilimbi | 86 | 202 | / |
| Kilimbo | 86 | 70 | / |
| Cilimba | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kilinba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kelimba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chilimba | 80 | 2,869 | / |
| Kiloemba | 80 | 150 | / |
| Kuilemba | 80 | 82 | / |
| Kilimbet | 80 | 23 | / |
| Khulimba | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kilumbay | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kilimbei | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kulimbau | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kyolimba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kuliemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilimbey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilimboy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelinmba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilimbie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilumbaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiluumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quilimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilembah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khilimbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klemba | 77 | 1,025 | / |
| Kuilinboa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keilmbach | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kilembe | 71 | 11,357 | / |
| Kulumba | 71 | 2,256 | / |
| Kilembo | 71 | 1,215 | / |
| Kilembi | 71 | 1,176 | / |
| Kelemba | 71 | 1,060 | / |
| Kulemba | 71 | 1,039 | / |
| Kilumbo | 71 | 397 | / |
| Cilemba | 71 | 116 | / |
| Kulimbo | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kelumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilemba | 67 | 9,423 | / |
| Quilumba | 67 | 3,353 | / |
| Kailembo | 67 | 1,701 | / |
| Khelemba | 67 | 163 | / |
| Chilimbo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kkulumba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Chilimbi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Keilembo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kulembau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kulumbay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kilembey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kulymbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kilember | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kilinbet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keulemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chilimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kulyumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quilimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulymbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulumbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuluemba | 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 Kilimba
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