Walima Surname
Approximately 895 people bear this surname
Walima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 316 | 1:50,158 | 4,728 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 1:797,917 | 8,915 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Walima (2,061) may also be a first name.
Walima Demographics
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Walima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walima (Hindi: वलीमा) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walima is the 394,524th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. The last name Walima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Walima live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Walima is also the 166,086th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,061 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 50,158. In Zambia it is most common in: Luapula Province, where 34 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Zambia Walima is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Walima Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Walima surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.
Walima earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.68% more than the national average, earning $70,194 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walima in the Hindi language | ||
| वलीमा | valima | - |
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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 Walima
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