Malimbo Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Malimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3421:154,80013,955
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Zambia601:264,16515,663
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Malimbo (56) may also be a first name.

Malimbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malimbo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malimbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 433,610th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. The last name Malimbo is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Malimbo live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 56 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 154,800. In Tanzania Malimbo is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 87 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 11 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Malimbo is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliombo93434/
Malimbuo9315/
Mallimbo931/
Maslimbo931/
Malmbo9261/
Maliembou881/
Malimmbuo881/
Malembo865,240/
Malimba864,660/
Malumbo86931/
Molimbo8622/
Malimbas8020/
Mallumbo807/
Malembou805/
Mallembo803/
Molimbuo802/
Mahlumbo802/
Malimbat801/
Malyombo801/
Mailembo801/
Maliomuo801/
Maleembo801/
Malmba772/
Moulimbou751/
Malemba7113,388/
Malumba7112,886/
Molembo71128/
Molimba7176/
Melimba7176/
Malimwa7114/
Malimua715/
Molumbo712/
Malinba711/
Mahlumba67581/
Maleamba6741/
Maulumba676/
Molembou675/
Melemboh671/
Melumboo671/
Meliemba671/
Maluemba671/
Mallumba671/

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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 Malimbo
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