Irimba Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Irimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Irimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Irimba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Irimba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girimba929/
Irimbai925/
Hirimba922/
Irimbat921/
Irmba9126/
Girimbai862/
Iorhimba861/
Irumba8315,198/
Iormba83668/
Irimbi8328/
Iremba8312/
Erimba839/
Irimbe838/
Girimbe7760/
Irimbee7710/
Yirumba779/
Ioremba775/
Jirumba774/
Iruumba773/
Girmbai772/
Girimbo771/
Yirimbi771/
Irrumba771/
Ierhmba771/
Iormbea771/
Jirimwa771/
Irmbo731/
Iorhemba713,434/
Jirhemba7142/
Iorhimbe7110/
Oirhemba714/
Girhemba711/
Ierhemba711/
Erimbe67122/
Yrumba6771/
Urimbo6760/
Erumba6760/
Eremba6726/
Irembo6717/
Irembe6713/
Urumba6712/
Iorehemba676/
Jirmbi674/
Iornba674/
Iormbo674/
Erinba673/
Irumbo672/
Iormbe671/
Yormba671/
Uremba671/
Erimbi671/
Hermba671/
Erimbo671/
Iermbe671/

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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 Irimba
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