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
Display Statistics on:
  • 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

Dimbwi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimbwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dimbwi live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 270,846. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 58 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Dimbwi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Dimbwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dimbwi last name 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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