Fimba Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5031:41,2905,498
Niger4201:45,6952,353
Nigeria2051:864,11137,851
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fimba (1,065) may also be a first name.

Fimba Last Name Facts

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

Fimba is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fimba is the 318,950th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fimba are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,186th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,065 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 41,290. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 23 percent are found and South Region, where 19 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fimbay91365/
Fimbai9125/
Faimba913/
Fimbah911/
Feimba911/
Finmba911/
Fmba891/
Fimbaya8322/
Fimbeau8312/
Fiombéa831/
Fhimbah831/
Fiombea831/
Fimbaha831/
Fimbo808,088/
Fumba804,687/
Vimba801,970/
Femba80318/
Fimbi80110/
Finba8027/
Fimby8020/
Fimbe805/
Fmbay802/
Fmbai801/
Fimua801/
Fimbault7711/
Fimbeaut772/
Feumba731,314/
Phimba73941/
Fumbah73193/
Fimber7361/
Fimbou7355/
Fuemba7354/
Viemba7339/
Fiombi7321/
Pfemba7318/
Vimbai7317/
Fumbai7310/
Pfumba7310/
Vaimba737/
Foimbi733/
Fiembe733/
Finbaz733/
Fuumba732/
Fuimbi732/
Faimbe732/
Fiombo732/
Finbah732/
Faimbi731/
Fumbha731/
Feamba731/
Fimmbo731/
Fhumba731/
Finbai731/
Finbay730/
Vhimbai671/
Fnba671/
Fmva671/
Fiemboh671/
Faimbou671/
Fiemboy671/
Fembach670/

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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
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  • 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 Fimba
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