Cyimba Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Cyimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cyimba 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
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Cyimba Last Name Facts

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

Cyimba occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cyimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cyimba? popularity and diffusion

Cyimba is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cyimba reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.

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
Tchyimba861/
Chiimba77975/
Cihemba7734/
Chiemba771/
Chihimba71719/
Chiyomba7196/
Chijimba7152/
Chihemba7125/
Chiuymba711/
Syemba6775/
Siemba6725/
Ziimba677/
Chihhemba671/
Zyemba671/
Siimba671/
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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 Cyimba
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