Kimbe Surname

120,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,0091:17,5942,259
Papua New Guinea5141:15,8631,556
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Benin481:215,32519,968
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kimbe (387) may also be a first name.

Kimbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺒﻪ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,336th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,911,738 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kimbe live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 440,394th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 387 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,009 people, or 1 in 17,594. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 41 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Kimbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kimbe has changed through the years. In England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiembe911,158/
Kaimbe91854/
Kimbei91359/
Kiombe91191/
Kimbie9133/
Keimbe9120/
Kimbey9115/
Koimbe9115/
Kimbee919/
Kkimbe912/
Kuimbe911/
Kimbeh911/
Kimbej911/
Kmbe892/
Kaimbes831/
Kimba8047,039/
Kimbi808,206/
Kembe807,749/
Kumbe801,873/
Kömbe80516/
Kimby8076/
Cimbe8016/
Kinbe8014/
Kmber803/
Kymbe802/
Khmbe801/
Kimbujje772/
Kaimba73149,743/
Kaimbi732,020/
Kaembe731,906/
Kuimba731,333/
Kimbio73829/
Chimbe73808/
Kiemba73761/
Kimbai73411/
Kumbhe73341/
Kimbui73289/
Kumbey73285/
Kümbet73249/
Kimboi73231/
Kyombe73227/
Khimbi73145/
Kuembe73145/
Kimbay73129/
Koimba73128/
Kembeu73124/
Kimboy73100/
Kumbie7399/
Khumbe7394/
Khembe7369/
Kümber7362/
Kuimbi7358/
Kumbea7355/
Kiombi7334/
Kembie7327/
Kimbuy7327/
Khimba7323/
Kembei7323/
Keimba7320/
Keumbe7314/
Kembeh7313/
Kumbeh7313/
Kembey7312/
Kiembi7311/
Kembhe738/
Kimbaa736/
Kinbeh736/
Kembee734/
Kumbee734/
Kenmbe734/
Kinmba734/
Kumbei733/
Kkimba732/
Koimbi732/
Kembea731/
Kihmbi731/
Kimbhi731/
Kinbee731/
Kembed731/
Keembe731/
Kimbha731/
Kimbih731/
Kimboa731/
Kihnbe731/
Kimbyo731/
Kimmba731/
Koembe731/
Kymebe731/
Quimbe731/
Cimbey731/
Kaimby731/
Kimbii731/
Caimbe731/
Kymbei731/
Kinbea731/
Kimbaya67580/
Khaimba6756/
Quimber6736/
Quimbey6723/
Khimbaj6723/
Kyombei6721/
Kyombey6721/
Kmba6714/
Koimbai6713/
Quimbie6710/
Chimbee679/
Khumbie679/
Kembeuh677/
Kaimbay675/
Kiomboi674/
Khümbee674/
Chimbey672/
Kumbhey672/
Kimbiss672/
Keumbeu672/
Keimbai672/
Kuimbha671/
Chimbei671/
Kyombee671/
Kenmber671/
Khumbee671/
Khembee671/
Khiembi671/
Kimbaja671/
Kkaimba671/
Kmbi671/
Keimboi671/
Kaimbai671/
Kmbeerh671/
Kemmber670/
Quimbee670/

Kimbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺒﻪkmbh-

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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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  • 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 Kimbe
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