Kimbulu Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimbulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimbulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0191:51,9545,755
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kimbulu (113) may also be a first name.

Kimbulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimbulu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimbulu? popularity and diffusion

Kimbulu is the 227,277th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,082,659 people. The last name Kimbulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimbulu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kimbulu is also the 881,625th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 113 people.

The surname Kimbulu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 51,954. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 28 percent reside, Geita Region, where 24 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimbulhu932/
Kaimbulu931/
Kimbuilu931/
Kimboulou884/
Kumbulu86226/
Kembulu8655/
Kimbolu861/
Kimvulu861/
Cimbulu861/
Chimbulu80526/
Kemboulou751/
Chembulu671/
Chemboulu631/
Kümbüllü5313/

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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 Kimbulu
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