Salimba Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Salimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4511:117,38711,234
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Salimba (87) may also be a first name.

Salimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salimba occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salimba is the 512,152nd most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. Salimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Salimba live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Salimba is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 87 people.

The surname Salimba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 117,387. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 48 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalimba93500/
Salimbay93313/
Salimbas9313/
Salimbai9312/
Salimbad9311/
Salimbat933/
Salmba921/
Salimbhai8823/
Zalimba862,351/
Salemba86193/
Salumba86193/
Calimba86192/
Salimbo86131/
Salmbai8676/
Selimba8657/
Salimbi8639/
Salimbe8619/
Salimva861/
Salimbè861/
Salimwa861/
Solimba861/
Çalimba861/
Shalgimbai825/
Chalimba803,028/
Salimbot801,792/
Shalumba80154/
Calimbay80152/
Shalemba80120/
Shalimbo8069/
Saulimbo8035/
Salembah8027/
Solimbad8021/
Selimbau806/
Salymbay805/
Salimbhi805/
Shalimwa805/
Shalimbi804/
Selimbai804/
Salinbas803/
Salinbay803/
Sialemba802/
Salumbai802/
Salumbay802/
Çalimbaz802/
Salimbet801/
Shalimbe801/
Sailimbo801/
Saliembi801/
Saulimbe801/
Shelimba801/
Ssalumba801/
Salmbach801/
Salumbah801/
Salimbeh801/
Salimboz801/
Salembay801/
Çalimbay801/
Salimbou801/
Salimbayova7835/
Solmba77525/
Salmbo772/
Calmba772/
Chalimbah75105/
Sahalimbe752/
Saleembai751/
Saalinbay751/
Chalimbea750/
Calemba713,161/
Colimba712,711/
Calimbo711,679/
Selemba71851/
Selumba71148/
Chalimbaud71105/
Salembe7158/
Zalemba7158/
Salumbo7154/
Solumba7143/
Salembi7128/
Salembo7115/
Jalemba718/
Shalginbai714/
Zolimba714/
Zalimbo714/
Salembouha714/
Salemwa712/
Solemba712/
Selymba712/
Saleembhat711/
Chaileimba711/
Saalmbo711/
Salinbi711/
Chalimbeau710/
Shelemba671,843/
Chalemba671,056/
Sselemba67146/
Siolemba6759/
Sölömbaz6739/
Çalimbey6726/
Salembot6716/
Saulembe6715/
Solimbot679/
Chalimwa674/
Siolumba673/
Jalmbach673/
Salembie672/
Chalimbo672/
Saleembi671/
Saleemva671/
Salinbayova671/
Salynbay671/
Chalimbe671/
Zalymbay671/
Chalimbi671/
Soleimbi671/
Callimbo671/
Cholimba671/
Salinber671/
Selembai671/
Coulimba670/

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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 Salimba
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