Walimbwa Surname
Approximately 4,805 people bear this surname
Walimbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,447 | 1:8,779 | 1,506 |
| Kenya | 285 | 1:162,035 | 12,648 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Walimbwa (137) may also be a first name.
Walimbwa Demographics
Walimbwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Walimbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walimbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walimbwa is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Walimbwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walimbwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 98,661st most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,516,659 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walimbwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Walimbwa is also the 790,880th most common first name on earth, borne by 137 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,447 people, or 1 in 8,779. In Uganda it is mostly 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 is found 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 principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walimmbwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Walimbwah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Walimbwaa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Waalimbwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Walmbwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wolimbwa | 88 | 2,536 | / |
| Balimbwa | 88 | 96 | / |
| Walembwa | 88 | 63 | / |
| Walumbwa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Walimbwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Walinbwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Balembwa | 75 | 91 | / |
| Bolimbwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Walembua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woilmbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolimbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolimbua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bailembwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Balembua | 63 | 55 | / |
| Bolembwa | 63 | 34 | / |
| Bolimbua | 63 | 1 | / |
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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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