Gwimba Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwimba (13) may also be a first name.

Gwimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwimba is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Gwimba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwimba reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gwimba is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwimba9266/
Gwimbai921/
Gweimba921/
Gwmba912/
Guimba836,173/
Kwimba831,962/
Gwemba83670/
Gwimbi83282/
Gwimbe8327/
Gwinba832/
Ngcwaimba801/
Gbaimba77137/
Guimbai7716/
Gboimba774/
Ngwimbe772/
Gwaimbo771/
Kgwemba771/
Hguimba771/
Kwimbad771/
Ngwimbo771/
Gbeimba771/
Guimbaa771/
Guinmba771/
Ggwemba771/
Ghuimba771/
Gwmva731/
Guimbeau71245/
Ngwaimbo713/
Ngqwemba712/
Ngwembah712/
Gwehemba711/
Ngwimbeh711/
Guimbi672,560/
Quimba672,206/
Kuimba671,333/
Guimbe67824/
Gwembe67621/
Guimbo67174/
Kwemba67111/
Guimby6755/
Gwembi6754/
Guinba6744/
Gbemba6738/
Kwimbi6737/
Guemba6731/
Cuimba676/
Ngweambea674/
Qwimby672/
Gwembo672/
Kwumba671/
Kwinba671/
Guimbò671/
Gqumba671/
Qwemba671/

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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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  • 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 Gwimba
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