Makimbo Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makimbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makimbo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makimbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Makimbo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makimbo are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Makimbo is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Bungoma County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Makimbo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikimbo934/
Makhimbo931/
Makumbo861,719/
Makembo861,306/
Makimba86882/
Mokimbo861/
Maikmbo861/
Machimbo801,086/
Makuimba8068/
Maikimba8012/
Makembou8011/
Maikumbo806/
Makumboh801/
Makiemba801/
Makhembo801/
Maquimbo801/
Majkimba801/
Maakumbo801/
Makhumbo801/
Makmba7719/
Mcambo7711/
Machimboh751/
Makumba7121,610/
Makemba713,072/
Mokembo7173/
Mokumbo7135/
Mokimba7134/
Macimba7124/
Makinba7121/
Maqumbo713/
Macembo711/
Mekinbo711/
Makhumba67571/
Machimba67232/
Mekembou6728/
Moukembo6711/
Mackemba679/
Maquimba679/
Maikumba673/
Makemvou671/
Maikemba671/

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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 Makimbo
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