Mbilima Surname
Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname
Mbilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 994 | 1:15,946 | 1,797 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbilima (41) may also be a first name.
Mbilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbilima is found most in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbilima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbilima is the 243,551st most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,451,769 people. The surname Mbilima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbilima live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbilima is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 41 people.
It is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 994 people, or 1 in 15,946. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent are found, Central Province, where 18 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbuilima | 93 | 172 | / |
| Mwilima | 86 | 2,747 | / |
| Mbilimo | 86 | 117 | / |
| Mbilimi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwailima | 80 | 379 | / |
| Mbelema | 71 | 1,681 | / |
| Muilema | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mwelima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbelimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbelumea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouelima | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Belime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbailumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbailuemo | 63 | 9 | / |
| Mwilemo | 57 | 82 | / |
| Mwelema | 57 | 64 | / |
| Mbeleme | 57 | 50 | / |
| Mbelemo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Nbelema | 57 | 3 | / |
| Muhelema | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mbelemou | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbilima
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