Kimbira Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimbira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimbira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1761:300,80523,193
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Kimbira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimbira is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimbira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kimbira is the 1,263,456th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Kimbira occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimbira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kimbira is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimbhira9366/
Kuimbira937/
Kimbirga931/
Kimbiri86807/
Kimbiry86520/
Kumbira8640/
Kembira866/
Kimbire862/
Kimbera861/
Kimbiro861/
Këmbira861/
Chimbira80529/
Kumbirai80349/
Kimberra8046/
Kumbaira8031/
Kimbiris809/
Kimbiere804/
Kumbhira804/
Coimbira801/
Khumbira801/
Kmbera771/
Chimbirai7589/
Chimbaira7554/
Kumbera71269/
Kimbere7146/
Cimbiri7137/
Kimbero7129/
Kumbhairay7123/
Kimbery7121/
Kembera7114/
Kembire7114/
Kumbiro7110/
Kimberi713/
Kembiri711/
Kmbeera711/
Kqmbire711/
Cembira711/
Kimviri711/
Chimbiri671,114/
Chimbiro67730/
Chimbera67259/
Chimbire6742/
Kyombire676/
Kimberey675/
Khumbera674/
Chembira673/
Kumberay671/
Kyombera671/
Koimbere671/
Kemberra671/
Kembeera671/
Kembaire671/
Kumbirei671/
Kimberry671/

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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 Kimbira
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