Lisimba Surname

164,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lisimba Surname Definition:

Lisimba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: bad luck.

Lisimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,4481:10,9461,264
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Lisimba (470) may also be a first name.

Lisimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lisimba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: bad luck.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lisimba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: builder.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lisimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lisimba is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lisimba is the 164,632nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,766,722 people. Lisimba occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lisimba are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lisimba is also the 392,739th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 470 people.

Lisimba is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,448 people, or 1 in 10,946. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 48 percent are found, Southern Province, where 20 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Lisimba exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 39 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Lisimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lisimba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.29% less than the national average, earning R 89,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litsimba93172/
Lishimba9329/
Lisimbah931/
Lissimba931/
Litimba86855/
Lusimba86652/
Lizimba86550/
Lisimbo86207/
Ligimba86198/
Lisemba8662/
Lesimba8613/
Lisimbi863/
Lisimua861/
Lisimwa861/
Lushimba8010,190/
Lishimbo8050/
Litsimwa8027/
Leisemba8025/
Lishimbe801/
Lusimmba801/
Luimba77236/
Loimba7730/
Laimba7729/
Leimba775/
Leishemba7598/
Litshimwa751/
Lisembi71718/
Lusimbo71619/
Lesemba71316/
Lisembe71208/
Lisembo71135/
Lisemby7189/
Lisenba7163/
Litimbo7122/
Lusemba7110/
Letimba719/
Luzimba716/
Litemba712/
Lesimbi711/
Lisinby710/
Leimbach673,880/
Lijmbach67126/
Lisembee6770/
Lushimbo6754/
Lisenbea6720/
Lissembe6710/
Lessemba6710/
Limva676/
Lisember676/
Lishemwa672/
D'Leimba671/
Leshimwa671/
Lesimboi671/
Letimbau671/
Laimbach671/
Leshemba671/
Lishembo671/
Littinba671/
Lisinbee670/
Lisinbie670/
Lisenmby670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lisimba
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