Lisimba Surname
Approximately 2,634 people bear this surname
Lisimba Surname Definition:
Lisimba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: bad luck.
Lisimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,448 | 1:10,946 | 1,264 |
| Malawi | 1,019 | 1:16,800 | 2,645 |
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
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.
Lisimba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: builder.
Lisimba Demographics
Lisimba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litsimba | 93 | 172 | / |
| Lishimba | 93 | 29 | / |
| Lisimbah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lissimba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Litimba | 86 | 855 | / |
| Lusimba | 86 | 652 | / |
| Lizimba | 86 | 550 | / |
| Lisimbo | 86 | 207 | / |
| Ligimba | 86 | 198 | / |
| Lisemba | 86 | 62 | / |
| Lesimba | 86 | 13 | / |
| Lisimbi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lisimua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lisimwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lushimba | 80 | 10,190 | / |
| Lishimbo | 80 | 50 | / |
| Litsimwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Leisemba | 80 | 25 | / |
| Lishimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lusimmba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luimba | 77 | 236 | / |
| Loimba | 77 | 30 | / |
| Laimba | 77 | 29 | / |
| Leimba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Leishemba | 75 | 98 | / |
| Litshimwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisembi | 71 | 718 | / |
| Lusimbo | 71 | 619 | / |
| Lesemba | 71 | 316 | / |
| Lisembe | 71 | 208 | / |
| Lisembo | 71 | 135 | / |
| Lisemby | 71 | 89 | / |
| Lisenba | 71 | 63 | / |
| Litimbo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lusemba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Letimba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Luzimba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Litemba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lesimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lisinby | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leimbach | 67 | 3,880 | / |
| Lijmbach | 67 | 126 | / |
| Lisembee | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lushimbo | 67 | 54 | / |
| Lisenbea | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lissembe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lessemba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Limva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lisember | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lishemwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Leimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesimboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letimbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laimbach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lishembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Littinba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisinbee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lisinbie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lisenmby | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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