Walimbwa Surname

98,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walimbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walimbwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,4471:8,7791,506
Kenya2851:162,03512,648
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Walimbwa (137) may also be a first name.

Walimbwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walimbwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walimbwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walimbwa is the 98,661st most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,516,659 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walimbwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Walimbwa is also the 790,880th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 137 people.

Walimbwa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,447 people, or 1 in 8,779. In Uganda Walimbwa is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 30 percent reside, Mbale District, where 18 percent reside and Bududa District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Walimbwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Walimbwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walimmbwa941/
Walimbwah941/
Walimbwaa941/
Waalimbwa941/
Walmbwa932/
Wolimbwa882,536/
Balimbwa8896/
Walembwa8863/
Walumbwa8810/
Walimbwe882/
Walinbwa882/
Balembwa7591/
Bolimbwa754/
Walembua754/
Woilmbwa751/
Wolimbwe751/
Wolimbua751/
Bailembwa714/
Balembua6355/
Bolembwa6334/
Bolimbua631/

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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 Walimbwa
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