Mbirima Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbirima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbirima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Mbirima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbirima is most common in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbirima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbirima live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbirima is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Besides Malawi Mbirima occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbirimi861,845/
Mwirima8643/
Mbirimo8622/
Mvirima867/
Muirima861/
Mbirema861/
Mbirimer802/
M'Berima802/
Mbirimie801/
M'Beirime751/
Mberema71197/
Mberime717/
Mwerima712/
Mvirimi711/
Mwirimo711/
Mbiremo711/
Mbiremou6710/
Muherima671/
Mbairemi671/
M'Berime671/
N'Berrima631/
Muhiremath593/
Mwerema5761/
Mbereme5727/
Mberemo5714/
Nberime571/
Mberemou533/
N'Berime531/

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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 Mbirima
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