Walimba Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Walimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walimba (109) may also be a first name.

Walimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walimba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Walimba.

How Common Is The Last Name Walimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walimba is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Walimba occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Walimba live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 109 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walmba9244/
Balimba861,493/
Walemba861,129/
Walimbe86803/
Walimbo86237/
Walumba86233/
Valimba86113/
Wolimba869/
Walimbi863/
Welimba861/
Walmbai861/
Wailumba8024/
Walyomba8016/
Walembau804/
Walyumba801/
Waloimbe801/
Bailimba801/
Waliombe801/
Walmby774/
Valmba774/
Walmbe771/
Balmba771/
Wouliemba753/
Walembaud752/
Balemba719,885/
Valimbe712,528/
Bolimba71561/
Welemba71275/
Wolemba71157/
Balimbo71118/
Walembo7179/
Walembi7125/
Balimbe7118/
Walembe715/
Walinbe714/
Balymba712/
Wolumba711/
Bailmba711/
Walumbo711/
Welumba711/
Valemba711/
Valymba711/
Bailemba67194/
Walyombe6725/
Walembot675/
Baleemba672/
Valinmbe672/
Balembai671/
Balembea671/
Walember671/
Welembai671/
Balymmba671/
Valeumba671/
Valumbea671/
Valumbai671/
Ballmbah671/

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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 Walimba
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