Wilimba Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Wilimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wilimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wilimba is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Wilimba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wilimba live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 75 percent live and Midlands Province, where 25 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Wilimba occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willimba | 93 | 6 | / |
| Bilimba | 86 | 150 | / |
| Wilimbi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wilemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Welimba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wailumba | 80 | 24 | / |
| Bilimbay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bailimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wielemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Willinba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wulmba | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wlemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilembe | 71 | 2,038 | / |
| Bilemba | 71 | 681 | / |
| Welemba | 71 | 275 | / |
| Belimba | 71 | 175 | / |
| Wulumba | 71 | 147 | / |
| Vilumba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bilimbo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wilembo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wielęba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailemba | 67 | 194 | / |
| Wullumba | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bilembea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilemmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weilembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welembai | 67 | 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 Wilimba
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