Mulilima Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mulilima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulilima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8101:21,1353,253
Zambia2771:57,2205,231
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mulilima (87) may also be a first name.

Mulilima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulilima has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulilima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mulilima is the 326,350th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulilima reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mulilima is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 87 people.

The surname Mulilima is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Mulilima
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