Mshimba Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Mshimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 461 | 1:100,173 | 8,771 |
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mshimba (170) may also be a first name.
Mshimba Demographics
Mshimba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mshimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mshimba occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshimba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 523,160th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name Mshimba is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mshimba live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mshimba is also the 701,320th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 170 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 461 people, or 1 in 100,173. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 74 percent live, Kilifi County, where 23 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Mshimba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mshimba surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshimbas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Msimba | 92 | 1,097 | / |
| Mshumba | 86 | 164 | / |
| Mshimbe | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mshemba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mssimba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mcheimba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mshimbyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshumbaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgimba | 77 | 15,215 | / |
| Msumba | 77 | 8,563 | / |
| Mzimba | 77 | 8,006 | / |
| Msimbe | 77 | 4,693 | / |
| Msimbi | 77 | 778 | / |
| Msemba | 77 | 162 | / |
| Mjimba | 77 | 138 | / |
| Msimbo | 77 | 42 | / |
| Msimwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mximba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mcimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mchimbo | 71 | 184 | / |
| Mchemba | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mchimwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mshemwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mdzimba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Msymbai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mshembe | 71 | 4 | / |
| M'Simbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mzimbha | 71 | 2 | / |
| M'Simbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mjuimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mshinwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mzimmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mginmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Simbo | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Mshimba
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