Mkimbu Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkimbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mkimbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4361:121,42611,530
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkimbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkimbu is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkimbu? popularity and diffusion

Mkimbu is the 680,882nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkimbu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania Mkimbu is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent are found, Singida Region, where 32 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkumbu8325/
Mkembu831/
Mkhembu774/
Mkumbui771/
Mkumbuu771/
Mkhumbu771/
Mkeumbou711/
Mkhumbeu711/
Mcembu673/
Mqumbu671/
McUmbu670/
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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 Mkimbu
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