Muchimba Surname

34,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muchimba Surname Definition:

Muchimba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: baboon clan.

Muchimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia12,0291:1,318182
Zimbabwe3,1161:4,955485
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Muchimba (718) may also be a first name.

Muchimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muchimba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: baboon clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muchimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muchimba is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,172nd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 469,801 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchimba live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Muchimba is also the 308,040th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 718 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 12,029 people, or 1 in 1,318. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 70 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Central Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Muchimba Last Name Statistics demography

Muchimba earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 112.14% more than the national average, earning R 504,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutchimba94157/
Muchimbai941/
Mucimba9318/
Mushimba882,223/
Muchimwa88545/
Muchumba88104/
Muzhimba8829/
Muchimbi8823/
Muchimbo8818/
Muchemba8811/
Mochimba885/
Muchimbe884/
Muchinba882/
Mukhimba882/
Muhiemba881/
Michimba881/
Muimba863,034/
Mutshimba82416/
Mushimbay82253/
Muishimba8262/
Mushimbai8221/
Muchimwaa821/
Mucheemba821/
Muchimwah821/
Mushimboa821/
Mutchimbi821/
Mutimba8011,381/
Mukimba806,459/
Mugimba803,273/
Muzimba802,357/
Musimba801,023/
Mujimba80442/
Muhmbad801/
Mumba77308,029/
Muchemwa7513,305/
Mudzimba751,780/
Mutsimba75413/
Mushimbo75157/
Muchembi75133/
Mushemba75126/
Muchembe75100/
Mochemba7590/
Musimbay7521/
Moutimba7514/
Mutimbai7510/
Mujjimba7510/
Muchembo759/
Musaimba757/
Mochimbi754/
Michumba751/
Muzaimba751/
Muchinwa751/
Muchemua751/
Muheemba751/
Mociemba751/
Musuimba751/
Musiemba751/
Muthymba751/
Mutimbah751/
Mukhemba751/
Mumbai713,884/
Mgumba713,372/
Maumba712,533/
Mushimbei711,326/
Mhumba711,193/
Moumba71228/
Mhomba71135/
Mumbas71119/
Mumbay7136/
Mumbau7125/
Muimbo7125/
Muymba7121/
Mumbad7115/
Mumbap7113/
Mumbat718/
Meumba716/
Muchinwad715/
Moussimba715/
Mutshemba714/
Mutchembe714/
Mutmba714/
Mukmba714/
Mumbaa712/
Mumbea712/
Muchemwah711/
Mumbaz711/
Muinba711/
Mmumba711/
Muchemmwa711/
Moudzimba711/
Mutemba6736,377/
Muzemba672,209/
Mumbach67862/
Mukemba67409/
Musemba67311/
Musimbo67210/
Mosimba67195/
Mutimbo67174/
Maumbas67157/
Mukimbo6763/
Mugimbi6755/
Muzimbo6740/
Mokimba6734/
Mugimbo6726/
Mumbaid676/
Mumbhai675/
Mhombah674/
Muzimwa673/
Mujimbo673/
Moumbah672/
Mujimbe672/
Mukinba672/
Maumbay672/
Mujimbi672/
Mugimbe671/
Mugemba671/
Mumboha671/
Mujemba671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muchimba
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