Himbu Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Himbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 248 | 1:213,474 | 17,909 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Himbu (29) may also be a first name.
Himbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Himbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Himbu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Himbu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Himbu is the 835,661st most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Himbu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent forename internationally, borne by 29 people.
The last name Himbu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 213,474. In Tanzania Himbu is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 47 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 30 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Himbu
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