Kanshimba Surname

281,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanshimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanshimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1081:66,6787,870
Zambia2621:60,4965,474

Kanshimba (41) may also be a first name.

Kanshimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanshimba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanshimba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanshimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 281,605th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,319,377 people. The surname Kanshimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanshimba reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 41 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 66,678. Aside from The DR Congo Kanshimba exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kansimba94182/
Kanshimbi8921/
Kanchimba894/
Kanshumba891/
Kangimba821,609/
Kansumba82242/
Kanjimba82134/
Kanzimba8264/
Kansimbi826/
Kansemba824/
Kansimbo821/
Konsimba821/
Kandjimba7863/
Kamchimba781/
Canchimba781/
Kansisimbi741/
Konsimbo714,666/
Kanzimbi71346/
Kanzumba71330/
Kanzimbe71205/
Kansembe71200/
Kanjimbi7182/
Kangemba7155/
Kanjimbo7127/
Cansimbe7121/
Kanzemba7121/
Kanjimbe7120/
Canjimba719/
Kanjemba715/
Kanzimbo715/
Kangimbi712/
Kamzimba711/
Consimba711/
Komsimba711/
Kongimba711/
Konsimbe711/
Konseimbo672,662/
Canchimbo67303/
Kandjimbi67133/
Konsiembo6742/
Kandjemba6734/
Kanchembe6716/
Konssimbo675/
Kansember671/
Konsimbou671/

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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 Kanshimba
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