Magimba Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Magimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0911:48,5265,432
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Magimba (11) may also be a first name.

Magimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magimba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magimba is the 282,766th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magimba are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Magimba is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,091 people, or 1 in 48,526. In Tanzania Magimba is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 47 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangimba9387/
Maguimba938/
Maigimba932/
Manghimba8810/
Mazimba8616,609/
Magumba869,700/
Masimba867,323/
Magimbi86552/
Majimba86546/
Magemba8652/
Macimba8624/
Magimbo865/
Mangemba80400/
Maghimbi80341/
Madjimba80296/
Machimba80232/
Madzimba80109/
Mangimbo8069/
Mangimbi8034/
Majimbat803/
Magimboi803/
Maguumba803/
Maggimbi803/
Masimbai802/
Maagumba801/
Maghemba801/
Mongimba801/
Masimbau801/
Magmbi771/
Mazmba771/
Madjimbai7511/
Manghemba7510/
Matchimba754/
Maangemba751/
Manggemba751/
Maiguinba751/
Maguembai751/
Maijimbaa751/
Maginbhai751/
Magumbhai751/
Magembe7129,182/
Majimbo712,644/
Mazemba711,579/
Masemba71786/
Masimbo71757/
Magumbo71439/
Mosimba71195/
Mazimbo71180/
Magembo7146/
Mogemba7122/
Masimua7117/
Majemba7113/
Macinba7112/
Mozimba716/
Massmba712/
Mangmbe712/
Mashmba712/
Mazimwa711/
Mangmbi711/
Magembi711/
Masmbai711/
Masimwa711/
Maismbo711/
Maginbo711/
Mazinba711/
Masimva711/
Machemba678,429/
Maghembe671,279/
Machimbo671,086/
Mangembe67171/
Mangembo6782/
Maghumbo6770/
Madzimbo6745/
Mogaimbi6727/
Madzimwa679/
Machimwa677/
Mochimba675/
Maisenba672/
Madjemba671/
Magumboi671/
Masymbai671/
Maginboi671/
Mageembe671/
Magembou671/
Maggembe671/
Maisembo671/
Makhimbo671/
Majjemba671/
Mazembea671/
Mongemba671/
Mazimboo671/
Majimbos671/
Maguumbi671/
Mogimboi671/

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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 Magimba
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