Gimbia Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Gimbia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gimbia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Niger31:6,397,33978,839

Gimbia (823) may also be a first name.

Gimbia Last Name Facts

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

Gimbia is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gimbia.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimbia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gimbia is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gimbia reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 284,830th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 823 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Gimbia is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 50 percent are found, Gombe, where 23 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guimbia924/
Ngimbia921/
Imbia91328/
Simbia833,503/
Aimbia8348/
Yimbia8323/
Imbiah8317/
Zimbia836/
Uimbia834/
Jimbia833/
Gumbia833/
Ginbia832/
Gembia831/
Imbiha831/
Gimbya831/
Gimbea831/
Zimbiha77148/
Chimbia77132/
Ngembia7721/
Siembia772/
Djimbia772/
Esimbia771/
Isembia771/
Isimbia771/
Guinbia771/
Imbiaha771/
Jimbiat771/
Gainbia770/
Embia7394/
Imbya7369/
Imbio7318/
Imbea734/
Smbia731/
Zimbeiya71478/
Simboyia7131/
Imbeah673,250/
Imbeau67907/
Yombia67112/
Gumbio6730/
Sembia6718/
Simbio6715/
Jimbea6711/
Embiap6710/
Sinbia679/
Simbya676/
Zembia675/
Jembia674/
Gumbya674/
Hembia673/
Gumbja672/
Zinbia671/
Imbhio671/
Chmbia671/
Imbyaj671/
Embias671/
Zimbio671/
Djimbaiya671/
Smbiha671/

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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 Gimbia
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