Mulimba Surname

78,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulimba Surname Definition:

Mulimba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a peron who shows` great strength in challenging times.

Mulimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,6861:4,300519
DR Congo1,0061:73,4398,576
Uganda5781:67,5427,586
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Kenya4411:104,7169,062
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mulimba (257) may also be a first name.

Mulimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulimba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a peron who shows` great strength in challenging times.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulimba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: elder twin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: river bed.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulimba occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulimba? popularity and diffusion

Mulimba is the 78,418th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,170,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulimba are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 257 people.

This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,686 people, or 1 in 4,300. In Zambia Mulimba is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 35 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Zambia it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Mulimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mulimba surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mulimba earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.63% less than the national average, earning $32,480 CAD per year.

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Mulmba9248/
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Muslimbai881/
Mulumba86118,223/
Mulemba8613,466/
Mulimbi8613,437/
Milimba86267/
Mulimbo86169/
Molimba8676/
Mulimwa8644/
Mulimbe867/
Mulinba861/
Mulimbiy8075/
Moulemba8031/
Maulumba806/
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Mullumba803/
Muluumba802/
Mulyomba802/
Mileimba801/
Muylumba801/
Moulimbi801/
Meulmbay801/
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Mulyumba801/
Mulmbi771/
Moulimbou751/
Milemba716,072/
Molemba712,063/
Mulemwa711,535/
Mulembe711,153/
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Milumba71858/
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Milimbo71686/
Mulumbo71265/
Molimbi71112/
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Mulinwa717/
Mulenba715/
Mullembach714/
Mulinbi712/
Mulmbet711/
Molinba711/
Mulnbas711/
Moulembé678/
Mulembet674/
Mulyombe674/
Molembea674/
Moulembe673/
Molimbuo672/
Miloemba671/
Mulemwaa671/
Mulyombo671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mulimba
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