Himbe Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Himbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Himbe (15) may also be a first name.
Himbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Himbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Himbe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Himbe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Himbe is the 2,237,939th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Himbe is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Himbe are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Himbe is also the 2,900,335th most common given name on earth, borne by 15 people.
Himbe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Himbe is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 71 percent are found, West Region, where 24 percent are found and East Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Himbe
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