Mawimbi Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mawimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mawimbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawimbi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawimbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawimbi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 389,277. In Tanzania Mawimbi is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 94 percent live, Tabora Region, where 3 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabimbi861,028/
Mawimba86271/
Mawumbi86200/
Mavimbi8641/
Mavhimbi807/
Mawiembe801/
Mabimbai801/
Masvimbi801/
Mawmba772/
Mavimbe716,183/
Mavimba71464/
Mavumbi71319/
Mobimbi71183/
Mabembi71165/
Mabimbe7174/
Mawumbe7162/
Mawemba7151/
Majwabi7144/
Mawembe7144/
Mowembi711/
Mavembi711/
Mavhimba6760/
Mahwemba676/
Mouwembi674/
Maswembe671/
Mavhimbe671/
Mayuimba671/
Maweemba671/

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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 Mawimbi
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