Wangilima Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Wangilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wangilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wangilima is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wangilima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangilima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wangilima is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wangilima are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 587,034. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangilimah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wanzilima | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bagilima | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bongilima | 78 | 55 | / |
| Bangilimo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Waineelima | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bongelima | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bangilemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongelema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongelema | 56 | 116 | / |
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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 Wangilima
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