Limbanga Surname

129,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Limbanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limbanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,5731:46,9675,698
Tanzania1,0471:50,5655,618
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Zambia881:180,11312,254
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Limbanga (61) may also be a first name.

Limbanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limbanga is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limbanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limbanga is the 129,454th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,084,538 people. The surname Limbanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limbanga live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 61 people.

The surname Limbanga is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,573 people, or 1 in 46,967. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Malawi, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limbangea941/
Limbangay941/
Limbaga938,710/
Limbana9340/
Limbangi882,757/
Lumbanga88612/
Limbango8879/
Limbanna8862/
Limbonga8825/
Limbange8821/
Limbagas884/
Limbanas884/
Liombaga881/
Lembanga881/
Lmbaga861/
Limbangit823/
Limmbangi821/
Limbanhgi821/
Limbhanna821/
Limbago801,747/
Limbaña80173/
Lembana80110/
Lembaga8047/
Limbano8010/
Linbaga802/
Limboga802/
Limbonggau786/
Limbonggoa782/
Limbongo752,263/
Limbonge7597/
Lembango7573/
Limbongi7542/
Lumbango755/
Lembange751/
Lumbonga751/
Limbanno751/
Lembanna751/
Lembangui716/
Limbagoud714/
Liombongo711/
Lembhangi711/
Limbona671,957/
Lembago6737/
Limbono6710/
Lembano674/
Limbogo673/
Linbaña671/

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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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  • 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 Limbanga
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