Kilimbi Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1951:271,49521,426
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kilimbi (11) may also be a first name.

Kilimbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilimbi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilimbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kilimbi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kilimbi is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 11 people.

Kilimbi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Tanzania Kilimbi is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 62 percent are found, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 33 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Kilimbi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilimbei939/
Khilimbi931/
Kilimbie931/
Kilimba865,418/
Kilumbi861,526/
Kilembi861,176/
Kilimbe86310/
Kulimbi863/
Kuliembi8077/
Kilimbet8023/
Chilimbi8019/
Khilimba8016/
Kilimboy801/
Kilimbey801/
Klembi771/
Chilimboi756/
Chilimbiy752/
Quilimboi751/
Kilembe7111,357/
Kilemba712,591/
Kilumbe71326/
Kulumbi7168/
Kelembi7156/
Kulimbe7130/
Kulembi714/
Kilinba711/
Cilembi711/
Klemboi711/
Kelimba711/
Chilembi67175/
Kuilemba6782/
Kilumbay6721/
Kilembey674/
Kulymbai674/
Kilember673/
Kilinbet673/
Chilimbe672/
Quilimba671/
Khulumbi671/
Kelinmba671/
Kulumbai671/

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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
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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
  • 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 Kilimbi
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