Mlimba Surname

269,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4261:37,1264,294
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mlimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlimba is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 269,873rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,039,797 people. Mlimba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlimba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,426 people, or 1 in 37,126. In Tanzania Mlimba is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 21 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Mlimba Last Name Statistics demography

Mlimba earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 115.44% more than the national average, earning R 511,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlumba831,564/
Mlimbo83972/
Mlemba83813/
Mlimbi8393/
Mlimwa8371/
Milmba831/
Mliombo774/
Mlhumba773/
Mhlumba771/
Mlumbah771/
Mlmbo733/
Millumba716/
Millimbo714/
Meulmbay711/
Mlemwa67882/
Mlembe67712/
Mlembo6721/
Milmbe671/
Mlinwa671/
Mlembi671/
Møllembach631/
Mhlembe6211/
Mglinwa621/
Mlemboh621/
Melmber621/
Millembo571/
Mlnva552/
Millenbah5329/
Müllenbach50425/
Millenbach50139/
Møllenbach5027/
Mlemvo5026/
Mellenbach501/
Millenbath501/

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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 Mlimba
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