Limbangu Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Limbangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Limbangu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia811:195,67812,934
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223

Limbangu (12) may also be a first name.

Limbangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limbangu is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limbangu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limbangu live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Limbangu is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Zambia Limbangu is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 91 percent live, Southern Province, where 7 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limbaangu941/
Limbanu933/
Lumbangu8875/
Limbongu8841/
Limbagus881/
Limbagoud824/
Lembanu8021/
Limbonggau786/
Lumbongu754/
Lembonu671/
Lembonui631/
Linbonou631/
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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 Limbangu
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