Gahimba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gahimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gahimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahimba is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahimba reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Gahimba is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahimba927/
Gahemba865/
Gahimbi861/
Gaahemba806/
Ahemba771,419/
Gaemba7721/
Geimba7714/
Aoimba776/
Ahimbo774/
Ohimba773/
Ahinba771/
Ayiemba71905/
Ahemboa7162/
Gaembai714/
Aheamba714/
Houimba713/
Gahembe712/
Ohiomba711/
Aemba67114/

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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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  • 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 Gahimba
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