Mjimba Surname

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

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mjimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mjimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
China21:683,660,78330,601
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mjimba (12) may also be a first name.

Mjimba Last Name Facts

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

Mjimba is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Mjimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mjimba are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Mjimba is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent are found, Kwale County, where 1 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Mjimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mjimba surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mijimba9229/
Mjuimba921/
Mujjimba8610/
Mgimba8315,215/
Mzimba838,006/
Mhimba831,122/
Msimba831,097/
Mjimbi83119/
Mjemba8386/
Miemba8367/
Mjimbo834/
Mximba834/
Mjimwa832/
Mcimba831/
Maijimbaa801/
Mshimba77621/
Mihimba7752/
Miyomba7717/
Mdzimba777/
Mzimbha772/
Mzimmba771/
Mijimbo771/
Mssimba771/
M'Jemba771/
Mginmba771/
Majjimbi717/
Mcheimba714/
Muyiemba711/
Mshimbas711/
Muyuimba711/
Majjemba711/
Muhiemba711/
Mgimwa674,665/
Mzemba67664/
Myemba67576/
Miembe67189/
Msemba67162/
Mhemba67155/
Miembo6773/
Msimbo6742/
Mhimwa674/
Mgemba673/
Mzimbo672/
Mjembe672/
Myimbi672/
Mzinba671/
Majhimbyi671/
Miimbi671/
Miembi671/
Mienba671/
Mjembi671/
Mcemba671/

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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 Mjimba
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