Mulimwa Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mulimwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulimwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulimwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mulimwa is the 2,944,094th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulimwa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 86 percent live, Central Province, where 9 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulimba866,228/
Mulemwa861,535/
Mulumwa8623/
Mulinwa867/
Mulemwaa801/
Muluimba801/
Mulmba7748/
M'Mulimba754/
Mullemwah751/
Mulemba7113,466/
Mulimbi7113,437/
Mulimbo71169/
Milimua7114/
Mulimbe717/
Mulenwa714/
Mulinba711/
Muilinwaux711/
Moulemba6731/
Meulmbay671/
Moulimbi671/
Moulimbou631/
Mulembe571,153/
Mulembo57974/
Mulembi57699/
Mulemvo57356/
Mulenba575/
Moulemvo5317/
Moulembé538/
Moulembe533/
Mulujmbi531/
Mollinua530/
Maulenbai504/

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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
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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 Mulimwa
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