Lilemba Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lilemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lilemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Namibia431:56,0336,593
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Lilemba (11) may also be a first name.

Lilemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lilemba is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 775,315th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lilemba live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lilemba is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Namibia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lilembea931/
Lilembe86637/
Lilembo86383/
Lilomba86312/
Lulemba86248/
Lelemba86188/
Lilamba868/
Lelembai801/
Lilambea801/
Lilenbach751/
Lilombo711,068/
Lulembo71379/
Lulamba71123/
Lulimba7184/
Lilambo7183/
Lelomba7118/
Lelembe717/
Lilimbe713/
Lilimbi711/
Lilimbo711/
Lelembi711/
Lelembo711/
Llilombo671/
Lelimbay671/
Lulambo571,178/
Lulimbo5762/
Lulombo5721/
Lelambo573/
Lelimbe571/
Leleunba531/

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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 Lilemba
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