Himbara Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Himbara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Himbara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Himbara Last Name Facts

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

Himbara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Himbara.

How Common Is The Last Name Himbara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Himbara is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Himbara reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon Himbara is most prevalent in: North Region, where 61 percent reside, Far North Region, where 33 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Himbara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Himbara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩhmbarh-

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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 Himbara
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