Madimba Surname

63,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Madimba Surname Definition:

Madimba is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: xylophone player.

Madimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,1211:10,3751,285
Zimbabwe2981:51,8067,884
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Congo81:623,63715,053
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Madimba (409) may also be a first name.

Madimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Madimba is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: xylophone player.

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Madimba Last Name Facts

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

Madimba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,649th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 925,991 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Madimba live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 426,190th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 409 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 7,121 people, or 1 in 10,375. Not including The DR Congo Madimba occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Madimba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Madimba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 91.04% less than the national average, earning R 21,288 per year and in United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

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