Kolimba Surname
Approximately 362 people bear this surname
Kolimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 309 | 1:171,332 | 15,031 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kolimba (81) may also be a first name.
Kolimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolimba is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolimba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 781,947th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kolimba live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 81 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 171,332. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 53 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 21 percent live and Njombe Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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 Kolimba
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