Lwimbo Surname

183,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lwimbo Surname Definition:

Lwimbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: song.

Lwimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0321:51,3005,698
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Zambia6121:25,8992,739
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Lwimbo (110) may also be a first name.

Lwimbo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lwimbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: song.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lwimbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwimbo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lwimbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwimbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,079th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,141,184 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwimbo are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lwimbo is also the 895,203rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 110 people.

The surname Lwimbo is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,032 people, or 1 in 51,300. In Tanzania Lwimbo is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 60 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwimba836,531/
Lwembo83249/
Luimbo83207/
Lwimbaz771/
Lwmba731/
Luimba67236/
Lwemba67232/
Luembo6776/
Lwumba675/
Lwenbo671/
Lwaemba624/
Louembo622/
Luhimba621/
Lhwnmba621/
Luemba5027,908/

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