Gimbe Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gimbe (48) may also be a first name.

Gimbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gimbe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gimbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimbe? popularity and diffusion

Gimbe is the 980,795th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Gimbe reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria Gimbe is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 91 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Gimbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimber911,005/
Guimbe91824/
Giembe9134/
Gaimbe9117/
Ngimbe916/
Gimbet912/
Gimbey911/
Gimbee911/
Gimbie911/
Ghimbe911/
Goimbe911/
Gimbeh911/
Gimbea911/
Imbe89569/
Ngaimbe8332/
Ngimbee836/
Guimber835/
Gimbeth834/
Guimbey833/
Gimebee831/
Guimnbe831/
Giembeh831/
Gimbest830/
Gimba8030,723/
Simbe8010,856/
Gembe804,264/
Gumbe803,573/
Gimbi803,221/
Imber802,183/
Zimbe80837/
Oimbe80557/
Gimby80169/
Jimbe80144/
Himbe8072/
Imbey8070/
Ngmbe8049/
Gömbe8038/
Imbes8031/
Yimbe8021/
Imbet8019/
Cimbe8016/
Aimbe807/
Iembe806/
Ginbe805/
Gimue805/
Imbie805/
Imbei804/
Imbea804/
Imbee802/
Imbeh801/
Imbep801/
Uimbe801/
Ngiembeh771/
Ngimbi7330,130/
Imbeah733,250/
Guimbi732,560/
Itembe731,932/
Guembe731,048/
Esimbe73984/
Himber73897/
Goimba73832/
Chimbe73808/
Ngembe73688/
Gumbie73651/
Zzimbe73600/
Guinbe73440/
Zimber73424/
Djimbe73319/
Haimbe73313/
Ginbey73240/
Isembe73194/
Imbett73182/
Gember73175/
Jimbei73173/
Simbie73145/
Guimby7355/
Siembe7344/
Jimber7341/
Simbei7336/
Gaimba7336/
Gembeš7336/
Simbey7334/
Jimbee7332/
Gembey7330/
Gimbiș7327/
Simbee7324/
Hiembe7323/
Aimbet7321/
Gembes7320/
Đimber7319/
Gaimbi7318/
Ghumbe7314/
Aimbez7313/
Gimbai7313/
Simbeh7313/
Jimbea7311/
Ghimbi7310/
Jimbey7310/
Gembeh739/
Jimbes738/
Jimbeh737/
Ggumbe736/
Gimbis736/
Ghembe736/
Giemba736/
Dzimbe736/
Gumbeh735/
Yimbeu735/
Himbes735/
Itimbe734/
Etimbe734/
Nghmbe734/
Isimbe734/
Gumbei734/
Gimboy733/
Imbest733/
Ginber733/
Ginmba733/
Simbeu733/
Gembet733/
Aimbie733/
Imbets732/
Scimbe732/
Zimbie732/
Gumbee732/
Gumbeu732/
Saimbe732/
Gimboi732/
Simbea732/
Yimber732/
Ziembe732/
Gembei732/
Guumbe732/
Gimbay732/
Jimbie732/
Himbey731/
Gimboa731/
Gimbui731/
Gumbhe731/
Zimbey731/
Zaimbe731/
Simbhe731/
Gumbey731/
Gimmue731/
Gienbe731/
Ngimve731/
Zimbee731/
Gimbgi731/
Ismber731/
Zimbet731/
Goimbi731/
Gnimpe731/
Guimbé731/
Guimwe731/
Gömbei731/
Giembi731/
Gimwer731/
Gimmba731/
Cimbey731/
Ggimba731/
Aimbei731/
Caimbe731/
Gembee731/
Gmbeer731/
Heimbe731/
Aimber730/
Ginbie730/
Jimbet730/
Imba674,011/
Issembe671,122/
Embe671,100/
Imbi67730/
Chiombe67357/
Inbe67228/
Guembes67201/
Yisembe67137/
Yitembe67102/
Chimbeu6799/
Zimbeha6791/
Nginbee6777/
Guember6768/
Imby6747/
Ngiembi6738/
Chimber6733/
Ngaimbi6728/
Chimbie6727/
Imve6727/
Essimbe6726/
Ghuembe6725/
Gembets6720/
Goimbai6720/
Guimbai6716/
Chiembe6715/
Chimbeh6712/
Hiembeh6711/
Chimbee679/
Ghuimby679/
Saimbee677/
Győmber677/
Himbeer676/
Zgimboi676/
Zhimbey675/
Chuimbe675/
Gmbi675/
Imbeath675/
Ittembe675/
Nggembe674/
Gembesh674/
Imbé674/
Gaimbai674/
Ngeembe674/
Gmba673/
Imbá673/
Chimbey672/
Gaimboy672/
Ngoimbi672/
Nghimbi672/
Ngimbai671/
Chimbei671/
Heimbeh671/
Heimber671/
Jmbe671/
Ghembed671/
Ziaymbe671/
Zimbeer671/
N'Gimbi671/
Icember671/
Jimnbee671/
Chimbet671/
Ghmbeer671/
Isembea671/
Ngnimpe671/
Ngembeh671/
Ngimwey671/
Ziember671/
Yimbeha671/
Ymbe671/
Zzimbei671/
Yihmbeh671/
Guimbis671/
Guimoue671/
Guinbet671/
Getmbeh671/
Ghuimba671/
Gimnweh671/
Ghembea671/
Djimber671/
Djimbey671/
Jisembe671/
Xmbe671/
Dziembe671/
Gemmber671/
Gmbeerh671/
Gmbj671/
Gmve671/
Heimbey670/
Gmby670/
Gainbee670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gimbe
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