Basimwaki Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Basimwaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basimwaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117

Basimwaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Basimwaki is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Basimwaki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Basimwaki is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Basimwaki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Basimwaki are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Basimwaki
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