Olimba Surname

174,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Olimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,1091:48,0037,834
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olimba (68) may also be a first name.

Olimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olimba is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Olimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 174,754th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,969,660 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Olimba are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 68 people.

The last name Olimba is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,109 people, or 1 in 48,003. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Bicol, where 23 percent live, Central Visayas, where 19 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Olimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golimba92105/
Holimba9283/
Olimbay925/
Oliemba921/
Olmba9131/
Olumba831,695/
Alimba83903/
Olemba83805/
Olimbo83314/
Ulimba83126/
Olimbi83126/
Elimba8349/
Olimbe8311/
Olimva832/
Olimua831/
Olinba831/
Olimwa831/
Holiombau801/
Galimba774,110/
Alimbay771,218/
Golemba77818/
Alimbau7784/
Holemba7766/
Alimbai7733/
Oulemba7711/
Gulimba7711/
Halimba7710/
Alimbas778/
Alimbah776/
Golîmba774/
Olumbah774/
Olimber773/
Golmbai773/
Golimbi772/
Aliemba771/
Olimbio771/
Houlmba771/
Holimbi771/
Olembay771/
Elimb'a771/
Alimmba771/
Olmbe735/
Elmba731/
Gallimba7165/
Houlmbai7147/
Holmbach7114/
Houlmbay713/
Alhgimba712/
Holimber711/
Galinmba711/
Houlimbi711/
Elumba6712,490/
Elemba672,497/
Alemba671,721/
Alumba671,457/
Olumbo671,162/
Olembo67891/
Olembe67832/
Alimbo67182/
Holmbo67178/
Alimbe67100/
Golęba6786/
Elimbo6771/
Ulemba6764/
Holmby6758/
Alimbi6747/
Alimby6736/
Olembi6722/
Ulimbo6721/
Holmbe6717/
Almbaz6717/
Alimva6712/
Alimua676/
Alimwa675/
Holembach674/
Alinba674/
Alimbeova672/
Almbai672/
Olembé672/
Olinwa671/
Olimvo671/
Olemva671/
Olemwa671/
Olenba671/
Allmba671/
Alimbé671/
Atlmba671/
Olmbey670/
Holimwath670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olimba
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