Kanyimbi Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Kanyimbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kanyimbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyimbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyimbi is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyimbi? popularity and diffusion
Kanyimbi is the 622,538th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyimbi live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyimba | 88 | 451 | / |
| Kanjimbi | 88 | 82 | / |
| Kanyinbi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanyimbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiemba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kanyemba | 75 | 17,373 | / |
| Kanyembe | 75 | 718 | / |
| Kaniemba | 75 | 144 | / |
| Kanjimba | 75 | 134 | / |
| Kanjimbe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Canjimbi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kanhimbe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kaniimba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyinba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyinbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounyembi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kanyembuy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanyembaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjimbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangembe | 63 | 169 | / |
| Kanyemwa | 63 | 21 | / |
| Canjimba | 63 | 9 | / |
| Kanjemba | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kanyenba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kanjembe | 63 | 2 | / |
| Konyemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaniimwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanhembe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kounyembe | 59 | 43 | / |
| Kougnembi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khongnembi | 56 | 6 | / |
| Kanyawa | 53 | 118 | / |
| Kanyawe | 53 | 7 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kanyimbi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis