Kanyimbwa Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanyimbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyimbwa 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
Zambia2501:63,4005,655
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Kanyimbwa (20) may also be a first name.

Kanyimbwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyimbwa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanyimbwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyimbwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Kanyimbwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyimbwa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanyimbwa is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 63,400. In Zambia Kanyimbwa is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 36 percent live, North-Western Province, where 28 percent live and Western Province, where 24 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

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
Kanyimbwe89781/
Kanyembwa893/
Kanyimbue7875/
Kanyembwe7851/
Kanjembwa7818/
Kanjimbwe781/
Kanyembua781/
Kanyebwe71168/
Kanyempwe67164/
Kanyembue6721/
Kanyemp'we631/
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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 Kanyimbwa
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