Gimbo Surname

38,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gimbo Surname User-submission:

The surname Gimbo means 'female warrior'. Those female warriors used to lead battles in traditional African cultures.

Gimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda13,4871:2,895485
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Angola491:550,8002,323
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gimbo (205) may also be a first name.

Gimbo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gimbo means 'female warrior'. Those female warriors used to lead battles in traditional African cultures.

- irenegimbo

Gimbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gimbo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gimbo.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gimbo is the 38,119th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 527,854 people. Gimbo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gimbo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gimbo is also the 632,267th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 205 people.

The last name Gimbo is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 13,487 people, or 1 in 2,895. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 24 percent live, Budaka District, where 22 percent live and Kibuku District, where 14 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Gimbo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gimbo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gimbo last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngimbo91218/
Guimbo91174/
Gimboš9162/
Gaimbo9130/
Goimbo9128/
Giembo9123/
Gimbot9122/
Gimbou9115/
Gimbos914/
Gimboh914/
Gimboy913/
Ghimbo913/
Gimboi912/
Ggimbo912/
Gimboa911/
Gimboo911/
Ginmbo911/
Imbo892,784/
Gmbo8919/
Guimbou831,279/
Nghimbo83103/
Gimbott8320/
Zgimboi836/
Ghimbos833/
Gaimboy832/
Ngoimbo832/
Guimboo831/
Nginmbo831/
Ngimboh831/
Ngaimbo831/
Guimbop831/
Guimmbo831/
Gimbous831/
Ghimbop831/
Gaimbou831/
Gimboch830/
Gumbo8053,379/
Gimba8030,723/
Jimbo806,610/
Simbo802,914/
Iembo80740/
Zimbo80550/
Gembo80485/
Imboy80371/
Yimbo80164/
Imbou80151/
Aimbo80112/
Imbos8083/
Imboh8068/
Imbuo8067/
Oimbo8055/
Imbot8041/
Himbo8032/
Imboi8030/
Imboo8027/
Cimbo8020/
Ginbo8020/
Imboa8012/
Imbod8012/
Gmboa8010/
Iombo806/
Gymbo802/
Inmbo802/
Gmboy802/
Ngaimbou771/
Ghuimbop771/
Chimbo7312,508/
Ngimba737,170/
Guimba736,173/
Ngembo732,512/
Esimbo731,623/
Goimba73832/
Yimbou73635/
Simboh73312/
Itembo73215/
Ziembo73214/
Siembo73168/
Gumboh73165/
Djimbo73164/
Hiombo73150/
Guembo73146/
Simboo73103/
Jimboy73100/
Simboy7397/
Imboha7394/
Jaimbo7381/
Simboi7376/
Imbott7364/
Jiembo7362/
Zimbou7354/
Gimbas7346/
Gaimba7336/
Isimbo7331/
Jimbos7330/
Nginbo7326/
Gimbad7326/
Haimbo7324/
Zaimbo7324/
Isembo7317/
Etimbo7315/
Gumboi7314/
Gimbat7313/
Gumboy7313/
Gembot7312/
Dzimbo7310/
Saimbo7310/
Itimbo739/
Gimbau737/
Aimboa736/
Iomboh736/
Giemba736/
Ginboi736/
Zimbot736/
Gemboa735/
Caimbo735/
Imbouh735/
Himbou735/
Jimboh735/
Zimbos734/
Aimbot734/
Juimbo734/
Jjimbo734/
Gemboh733/
Hiembo733/
Gembou733/
Zimboh733/
Ginmba733/
Gimbah733/
Gnimpo733/
Soimbo733/
Zzimbo732/
Ghumbo732/
Guinbo732/
Imbout732/
Jimbou732/
Gemboy731/
Gumboo731/
Zimboi731/
Gimnba731/
Goinbo731/
Zhimbo731/
Yimboh731/
Suimbo731/
Seimbo731/
Tjimbo731/
Goembo731/
Guimbò731/
Gimmba731/
Oimboh731/
Jgimba731/
Ggimba731/
Aimboy731/
Himboo731/
Imba674,011/
Ng'imba671,789/
Embo671,114/
Zgimbau67185/
Ngiemba67150/
Guembou67123/
Chimbuo6791/
Chimboj6782/
Ghimbas6763/
Gnimpou6763/
Inbo6747/
Chimboh6745/
Simbhoo6742/
Essimbo6742/
Chiombo6740/
Simbhoi6737/
Imbò6730/
Ngoimba6728/
Chimbos6721/
Ymbo6721/
Chimboo6720/
Djimbou6718/
Ngembou6718/
Smbo6714/
Dzhimbo6713/
Chimbou6713/
Guinbou677/
Itimbou677/
Gnbo676/
Gembosz676/
Jmbo675/
Gemboys674/
Ngaimba674/
Ngi'mba674/
Guuimba674/
Haimboi674/
Ghimbaș674/
Ghembou674/
Imvo674/
Guembot674/
Uanimbo673/
Gmba673/
Chimboy673/
Imbá673/
Gimbach672/
Goimbap672/
Xmbo672/
Chaimbo671/
Isimbod671/
Thjimbo671/
Zmbo671/
Hguimba671/
Khiombo671/
Jisembo671/
Oisembo671/
Nghembo671/
Nghimba671/
Ngiemvo671/
Ngehmbo671/
Zimbuoh671/
Yimebou671/
Goimbah671/
Guimbaa671/
Guimbas671/
Guimbaz671/
Guinmba671/
Ghuimba671/
Gimwood671/
Djuimbo671/
Djimboy671/
Dzimbou671/
Choimbo671/
Hitembo671/
Esimboh671/
Aimboot671/
Jimbuoa671/
Issimbo671/
Gimbast670/

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