Dimba Surname

50,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,2681:5,238739
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
South Africa2,0871:25,9603,314
Zimbabwe6931:22,2773,360
DR Congo6641:111,26412,279
Kenya4321:106,8989,202
Uganda2071:188,59615,445
Mauritius1391:9,3051,973
Papua New Guinea1151:70,9029,258
Cameroon961:216,34421,934
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
India281:27,395,192354,286
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England221:2,532,63991,802
Niger211:913,90620,544
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
Benin181:574,20035,798
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iceland31:126,6975,403
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Dimba (1,780) may also be a first name.

Dimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dimba (Hindi: दिम्बा, Oriya: ଡିା, Russian: Димба, Tibetan: དྲིམ་བཱ་) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,238th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 713,067 people. The surname Dimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dimba live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,312th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 1,780 people.

The surname Dimba is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,268 people, or 1 in 5,238. Not including Malawi Dimba occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Dimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dimba are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Dimba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.01% less than the national average, earning R 154,440 per year and in United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimbau91692/
Diomba91435/
Diemba91363/
Daimba91136/
Dimbat91134/
Dimbas91128/
Dhimba91112/
Dimbap9186/
Dimbai9153/
Duimba9121/
Ddimba9112/
Dimbga919/
Dimbah912/
Dimbay911/
Doimba911/
Deimba911/
Dimbaa911/
Dimbaş911/
Dimboa911/
Dimmba911/
Dimbad911/
Dmba892/
Daimboa8350/
Dimbatt8321/
Dionmba833/
Diombay831/
Deimbga831/
Dimbeau830/
Demba8036,177/
Dumba8016,583/
Dimbi805,939/
Dimbo804,958/
Dimbe80632/
Dinba8063/
Dimby8026/
Dimwa8021/
Dëmba8011/
Dimua805/
Dmbay804/
Dymba803/
Dimbó801/
Dimbé801/
Dmboa801/
Dmbap801/
Ddumba735,051/
Dhemba73777/
Dimbie73280/
Diombo73249/
Diembi73210/
Dimbio73201/
Dimbou73166/
Diembe73135/
Diombe73123/
Dumbai73116/
Dhumba7366/
Dumbaa7365/
Dimuay7359/
Diombi7355/
Dumbay7354/
Diembo7352/
Dhimbo7350/
Dimber7349/
Dumbah7338/
Deamba7334/
Dembai7333/
Diemby7323/
Duemba7321/
Dembah7318/
Dimbot7317/
Dembap7312/
Dimuat7311/
Dimbos7311/
Dgemba7310/
Dyomba7310/
Dumbaj739/
Dumbha738/
Dimboi738/
Dimnwa737/
Dinmbe737/
Dhimbe736/
Daimua736/
Dinmbo735/
Dymbat735/
Dembas735/
Dimbey735/
Demboa735/
Duumba735/
Dummba734/
Dembea734/
Doimbe734/
Ddemba734/
Demmba733/
Dienba733/
Deimbo733/
Daimbe733/
Dimbes732/
Dembay732/
Daimbi732/
Daimbo732/
Dehmba732/
Dimboh732/
Dionba732/
Dimboy732/
Dumbau732/
Dimbhe731/
Dimboo731/
Dimhua731/
Dimwaj731/
Dinbat731/
Dhimbi731/
Dimbis731/
Tdimbi731/
Deemba731/
Daemba731/
Dembaa731/
Dembaj731/
Dinbaa731/
Dinbai731/
Dinbau731/
Dimbeu731/
Diemwa731/
Dumb'a731/
Gyimba731/
Dembat731/
Dinbap731/
Dinbaz731/
Dembach6783/
Daimbie679/
Hdembas679/
Dembaya675/
Dhembad675/
Dduumba675/
Dumbhai674/
Dmbe673/
Diembou673/
Dhimber672/
Dddumba672/
Dembash672/
Dmbi672/
Dembaja671/
Dęba671/
Dembacz671/
Dembéga671/
Deuhmba671/
Dimouha671/
Diembie671/
Diomboy671/
Dembait671/
Daimber671/
Dionmbo671/

Dimba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dimba in the Tibetan language
དྲིམ་བཱ་drimba-
Dimba in the Oriya language
ଡିାdia72
ଡିdi25.33
ତିମାକାtimaka1.33
Dimba in the Hindi language
दिम्बाdimba50
डिम्बाdimba50
Dimba in the Russian language
Димбаdimba-

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