Kapimbwe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kapimbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapimbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kapimbwe Last Name Facts

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

Kapimbwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapimbwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapimbwe is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapimbwe live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Kapimbwe is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 80 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapembwe88217/
Kapumbwe8861/
Kapimbwa882/
Kapembw801/
Kapembwa7519,978/
Kapemfwe754/
Kapumbue751/
Kapumpwe751/
Kapuembue7148/
Kapenbwa633/
Kapempwa631/
Capumpue50103/
Capunpwe501/

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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
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  • 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 Kapimbwe
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