Kanimba Surname
Approximately 9,139 people bear this surname
Kanimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 8,372 | 1:1,357 | 322 |
| Tanzania | 218 | 1:242,851 | 19,731 |
| Zambia | 198 | 1:80,050 | 6,810 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Uganda | 121 | 1:322,639 | 21,815 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanimba (1,255) may also be a first name.
Kanimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanimba occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanimba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 55,555th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 797,412 people. Kanimba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanimba reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanimba is also the 222,828th most common first name globally, held by 1,255 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 8,372 people, or 1 in 1,357. Barring Rwanda it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangimba | 93 | 1,609 | / |
| Kaniemba | 93 | 144 | / |
| Kanaimba | 93 | 117 | / |
| Kanhimba | 93 | 57 | / |
| Kanimbaya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanumba | 86 | 423 | / |
| Kanemba | 86 | 382 | / |
| Kanimbo | 86 | 118 | / |
| Kanimbi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kanimbe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Konimba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Canimba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanymba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kangemba | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kaniembo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kanhimbe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanhemba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanyomba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kaniombo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kainumba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kangimbi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kongimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanaymba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaneemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanujmba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniombi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanimbou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keneimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanumbhai | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kanembe | 71 | 581 | / |
| Kanembo | 71 | 149 | / |
| Kenemba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanumbo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Konimbo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanymbo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canimbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyombo | 67 | 327 | / |
| Kanyombe | 67 | 215 | / |
| Kangembe | 67 | 169 | / |
| Kanembou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Canhemba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kainembo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Congimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneymbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanninbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanninbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koneimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canhumba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanimba
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