Mpimbwe Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpimbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpimbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2841:186,41416,104
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mpimbwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpimbwe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpimbwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpimbwe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 186,414. In Tanzania Mpimbwe is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 96 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpembwe86227/
Mpumbwe8635/
Mpimbwa8633/
Mpimpwe864/
Mpimbue861/
Bimbwe7721/
Mpembwa71110/
Mpumbue7121/
Mpuembue671/
Bembwe6236/
Bimbwi624/
Bimbwa622/
Bämpfwer531/
Bmbue501/

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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 Mpimbwe
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