Walima Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Walima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3161:50,1584,728
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Walima (2,061) may also be a first name.

Walima Last Name Facts

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

Walima (Hindi: वलीमा) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 394,524th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Walima are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,086th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 2,061 people.

Walima is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 50,158. In Zambia it is most common in: Luapula Province, where 34 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Walima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walima last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walimah92365/
Hwalima9279/
Walimaa9275/
Walimau9220/
Walimad921/
Wallima921/
Wailima921/
Walismad861/
Balima8317,831/
Walema83396/
Waluma83373/
Valima8368/
Wolima8334/
Walimo8321/
Walime8320/
Walimi8313/
Welima832/
Valimay7752/
Valimaa7737/
Ballima7734/
Wälimaa7722/
Balimea7721/
Balimma7712/
Vailima7710/
Waslimi778/
Vaalima776/
Wallimi775/
Walieme774/
Waleema774/
Waloime774/
Valimas773/
Baalima773/
Valimma773/
Walemai773/
Walemma773/
Vallima773/
Walimes772/
Valimah772/
Walumai772/
Balaima772/
Hualima772/
Wallema772/
Wollima771/
Bailima771/
Walemga771/
Valimau771/
Valisma771/
Ouhalima71255/
Vallimaa7131/
Vaalimaa7115/
Wallismo717/
Vallimma715/
Walhimer715/
Valimath714/
Walimehr712/
Valheima712/
Valimaas711/
Baalimma711/
Walemath711/
Walemooa711/
Vallimai711/
Balaimah711/
Bailimai711/
Walaymat710/
Bolima675,130/
Balema671,545/
Balimo671,319/
Welema67368/
Valema67312/
Balimi67256/
Welimo67220/
Valuma67191/
Valimi67173/
Waleme6779/
Velima6770/
Balime6766/
Woluma6722/
Volima6717/
Walemo6715/
Valimo6714/
Walheimer674/
Walemi674/
Valime674/
Wolema673/
Bahalimay673/
Wolimo672/
Walleimer671/
Vallimmai671/
Weluma671/
Bahalimau671/
Ualimi671/
Walyme671/
Uelima671/

Walima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walima in the Hindi language
वलीमाvalima-

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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 Walima
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