Jimbuka Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jimbuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jimbuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1611:328,83024,745
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Jimbuka Last Name Facts

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

Jimbuka has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jimbuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jimbuka is the 1,364,059th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jimbuka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Jimbuka is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 328,830. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 66 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djimbuka932/
Imbuka921,127/
Simbuka86210/
Himbuka8655/
Yimbuka864/
Imbouka864/
Zimbuka862/
Imbukah861/
Aimbuka861/
Imbukha861/
Chimbuka80243/
Simbouka801/
Simbauka801/
Isembuka801/
Itimbuka801/
Imboka77411/
Umbuka7717/
Embuka7715/
Imbuke776/
Imbuko773/
Imbuki771/
Sembuka71155/
Yimboka7148/
Embukai7137/
Imbukie7120/
Embukah711/
Embouka711/
Zembuka711/
Umbukay711/
Imbieka711/
Chimboka6730/
Chitembauka6715/
Chimbuko676/
Etimbuke673/
Chimbuca671/
Sembuuka671/

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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 Jimbuka
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