Ulimba Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ulimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330

Ulimba Last Name Facts

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

Ulimba (Russian: Улимба) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ulimba is the 1,604,449th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ulimba reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Ulimba is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulimba9211/
Olimba832,454/
Ilimba83470/
Ulumba8384/
Ulemba8364/
Ulimbo8321/
Ulimwa831/
Hulumba77410/
Jilimba77277/
Holimba7783/
Hulemba7756/
Oulemba7711/
Gulemba778/
Ilimbay777/
Olimbay775/
Ilimbai772/
Oliemba771/
Houlmba771/
Uelemba771/
Olmba7331/
Houlmbai7147/
Hullimbi714/
Houlmbay713/
Houlimbi711/
Ilemba671,464/
Ilumba671,225/
Olemba67805/
Ulumbo67664/
Olimbo67314/
Gulmbe67176/
Olimbi67126/
Ulembe6772/
Ulembo6770/
Ulinwa6752/
Gulmbo6711/
Olimbe6711/
Olimva672/
Ilimbo672/
Ujlmbe671/
Olimwa671/
Ulemva671/
Ulemwa671/
Olimua671/
Olinba671/
Ulembi671/

Ulimba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulimba in the Russian language
Улимбаulimba-

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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 Ulimba
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