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

Gimbo is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,119th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 527,854 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 commonly used first name globally, borne by 205 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 13,487 people, or 1 in 2,895. In Uganda Gimbo is primarily concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 24 percent are found, Budaka District, where 22 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Gimbo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gimbo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gimbo last name fell 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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