Marimbo Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Marimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1481:357,71426,551
Zimbabwe1281:120,61116,273
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Marimbo (19) may also be a first name.

Marimbo Last Name Facts

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

Marimbo is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marimbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 812,930th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Marimbo live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 19 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 357,714. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 54 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Marimbo is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marimbot935/
Mariombo931/
Marimboy931/
Marembo861,671/
Marimba861,376/
Marumbo86861/
Marinbo861/
Mgorimbo808/
Marrumbo804/
M'Arimba804/
Marimbad804/
Maurimba802/
Mareembo801/
Marmba771/
Marimbeau7512/
Maremba71410/
Marumba71357/
Merimba7164/
Morembo7116/
Morimba7112/
Marimwa7112/
Merembo715/
Meriemba675/
M'Erimba675/
Marhumba674/

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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 Marimbo
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