Dimbwi Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dimbwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dimbwi 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
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Dimbwi Demographics

Dimbwi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Dimbwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dimbwi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimbwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dimbwi live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 270,846. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 58 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Dimbwi Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
Dhimbwi9247/
Dimbwe83197/
Dimbwa83133/
Diembwe772/
Dhimbwa771/
Dumbwai771/
Diombwe771/
Dumbwe6783/
Dimbue6741/
Dimpui6725/
Dembwe6714/
Dembwa676/
Dimboue6278/
Diembue621/
Dembue501,978/
Dumbue501/
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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 Dimbwi
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