Kanyimbo Surname

67,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kanyimbo Surname User-submission:

Kanyimbo is originally from Malawi and it refer to a short sweet song.

Kanyimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5,9601:2,872358
DR Congo1,0671:69,2408,138
Zambia2951:53,7295,006
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyimbo (68) may also be a first name.

Kanyimbo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kanyimbo is originally from Malawi and it refer to a short sweet song.

- towelakanyimbo

Kanyimbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyimbo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyimbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 67,638th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 990,694 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyimbo live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 68 people.

This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 5,960 people, or 1 in 2,872. Beside Malawi it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyiembo945/
Kanyembo8811,989/
Kanyimba88451/
Kaniembo8834/
Kanjimbo8827/
Kanyiemba824/
Kanyemba7517,373/
Kaniemba75144/
Kanjimba75134/
Kaniimba754/
Kanyenbo751/
Canjimbo751/
Konyembo751/
Kanyinba751/
Kanyembaa711/
Kanyesemba671/
Kangemba6355/
Kanhemba6310/
Canjimba639/
Kanjemba635/
Kanyenba632/
Konyemba631/
Canhemba5025/

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