Filimbi Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Filimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Filimbi 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
Tanzania6351:83,3738,512
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Filimbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filimbi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filimbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filimbi is the 513,430th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. Filimbi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Filimbi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 635 people, or 1 in 83,373. In Tanzania Filimbi is mostly found in: Katavi Region, where 95 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Filimbi is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 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
Filimbaia881/
Filimba8621/
Felimbi861/
Fulimbi861/
Fulumbi717/
Vilimwai671/
Flemby627/
Fulembe575/
Velembi574/
Vilembe571/
Velimbe571/
Phelembi531/
Fuleembe531/
Fullinbe530/
Philenbit501/
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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 Filimbi
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