Dimbwe Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Dimbwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Dimbwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dimbwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dimbwe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dimbwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dimbwe is the 1,198,640th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Dimbwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dimbwe live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Dimbwe is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.
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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 Dimbwe
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