Walishimba Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Walishimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walishimba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia431:368,60319,020
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Walishimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walishimba is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walishimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walishimba is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walishimba reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia Walishimba is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 88 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walisimba952/
Walushimba9061/
Walusimba843/
Walisimbi841/
Walisembe742/
Walusumba741/
Walsh Mbe741/
Balissimbou671/

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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 Walishimba
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