Mbalimu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mbalimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mbalimu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbalimu Last Name Facts

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

Mbalimu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbalimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbalimu is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Mbalimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalimu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda it is most common in: Buyende District, where 36 percent are found, Kabarole District, where 20 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 16 percent are found. Other than Uganda Mbalimu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalimu8628,287/
Mualimu865/
Mbalumu861/
Mwallimu801/
Muhalimu801/
Muallimu801/
Muallimuh754/
Mbelemu7144/
Mwalemu715/
Nwalaimu671/
Mbelemou671/
Nwalemu5732/
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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 Mbalimu
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