Kishimbo Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kishimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kishimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9771:54,1885,949
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kishimbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kishimbo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kishimbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kishimbo? popularity and diffusion

Kishimbo is the 349,113th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,967,061 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kishimbo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kishimbo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 977 people, or 1 in 54,188. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 45 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitshimbo944/
Kisimbo931,499/
Kishimba8871,139/
Kissimbo88263/
Kishembo8812/
Kitshimba8227/
Kitsimbou8217/
Kishuimba824/
Kishinmba821/
Quishimbo821/
Kioshimba821/
Kishsimba821/
Kitchimbo821/
Kkishimba821/
Kisimba80136,442/
Kisembo8033,567/
Kisumbo8064/
Kusimbo803/
Kissimba75244/
Kishumba7532/
Kishinba7521/
Kizimbou757/
Kissembo755/
Kiseembo754/
Kisemboo754/
Kkisimba754/
Qishimba752/
Kaisimba752/
Keshinbo752/
Kushimba752/
Kisemmbo751/
Kisumbuo751/
Cishimba751/
Kitsimba751/
Kishemba751/
Kisemboi751/
Kihsimba751/
Kiosimba751/
Chishimba7124,481/
Quichimbo713,686/
Qitshimba711/
Kusimba671,519/
Kisumba671,248/
Kisemba67459/
Kusumbo6738/
Kesembo672/
Kusembo671/
Kisenbo671/
Kisinba671/
Kesimba671/

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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 Kishimbo
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