Jimwaga Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jimwaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jimwaga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jimwaga (55) may also be a first name.

Jimwaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jimwaga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jimwaga? popularity and diffusion

Jimwaga is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jimwaga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jimwaga is also the 1,336,256th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Jimwaga exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imwaga923/
Himwaga8610/
Jimbaga864/
Imbaga7739/
Inwaga773/
Semwaga713,420/
Emwanga71108/
Imuanga7148/
Jimbagi718/
Inwanga715/
Zimbaga713/
Imbaiga712/
Jimbago711/
Imvanga711/
Gimuanga6782/
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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 Jimwaga
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