Jimbam Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Jimbam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jimbam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552

Jimbam (33) may also be a first name.

Jimbam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jimbam is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jimbam.

How Common Is The Last Name Jimbam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jimbam is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jimbam reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Jimbam is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 33 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 41 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 32 percent reside and Centre Region, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jimbeam921/
Djimbam921/
Imbam9124/
Jmbam911/
Imbame8341/
Jimban8327/
Gimbam8318/
Himbam838/
Simbam836/
Yimbam835/
Aimbam832/
Jembam831/
Jimwam831/
Jimbom831/
Jimbang77200/
Haimbam771/
Himbame771/
Jimbane771/
Chimbam771/
Djimbassem751/
Imban73847/
Embam73316/
Imuam7331/
Umbam734/
Inbam732/
Imbom731/
Djimboum712/
Djimbang712/
Djimbaissem712/
Tjimbome711/
Jimbasng711/
Imbachim711/
Hembam675,064/
Imbang672,447/
Simban67690/
Jimbon67278/
Yombam6782/
Himban6740/
Imnuam6735/
Imbane6728/
Sembam6728/
Zimban6720/
Humbam6718/
Zimbom6716/
Gimbom6713/
Yimban6712/
Yimbom678/
Imbeim678/
Jemban676/
Hinbam674/
Gimban673/
Simbom672/
Aimban672/
Embaum672/
Imbaan671/
Jinban671/
Cimban671/
Djembatem671/
Sinbam671/
Embamg671/
Embame671/
Tjinmbome671/
Simbañ671/
Umbaim671/
Inbham671/
Imboum671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jimbam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis