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

Irimba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,612,213th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Irimba are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Irimba is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

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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