Karimba Surname
Approximately 4,328 people bear this surname
Karimba Surname User-submission:
The Karimba surname comes from the name of an African musical instrument kalimba (thumb piano), a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Also known as a sansa and mbira, it is popular throughout central, western and eastern Africa.
Read More About This SurnameKarimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,721 | 1:3,054 | 749 |
| Zimbabwe | 243 | 1:63,532 | 9,554 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Karimba (90) may also be a first name.
Karimba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Karimba surname comes from the name of an African musical instrument kalimba (thumb piano), a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Also known as a sansa and mbira, it is popular throughout central, western and eastern Africa. The kalimba is played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs.
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Where Does The Last Name Karimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karimba is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karimba.
How Common Is The Last Name Karimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karimba is the 107,732nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,683,814 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karimba are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karimba is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 90 people.
It is most widespread in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,721 people, or 1 in 3,054. Without taking into account Rwanda it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
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