Kihimbi Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kihimbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kihimbi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihimbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kihimbi reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kihimbi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 637,851. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 66 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 11 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiimbi9218/
Kihimba86154/
Cihimbi86123/
Kihembi864/
Kijimbi863/
Kihimbe861/
Khiembi861/
Chihimbi8048/
Kiimba77460/
Kiembi7711/
Kiimbe774/
Kyimbi774/
Kihemba71645/
Kijimba71213/
Kiyombi7173/
Kihembe7131/
Chiimbi715/
Kiimber712/
Chiembi711/
Kajjimbi671/
Chijimbi671/

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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 Kihimbi
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