Kanimbu Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanimbu Surname User-submission:

The surname Kanimbu means 'one from Arabic family'.

Kanimbu 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
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kanimbu (50) may also be a first name.

Kanimbu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kanimbu means 'one from Arabic family'.

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DNA test information

Kanimbu Last Name Facts

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

Kanimbu is most common in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanimbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 741,235th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanimbu live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kanimbu is also the 1,412,538th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname Kanimbu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Beside The DR Congo Kanimbu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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
Kangimbu9370/
Kanimbou931/
Kanumbu86170/
Kanymbu8648/
Kanembu8624/
Kaninbu862/
Kangaimbeu8214/
Kanembou8047/
Kanembut806/
Kanyombu804/
Kannembou751/
Khanginbuu711/
Khoninbuu632/
Kounembeuh5912/
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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Kanimbu
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