Muhimba Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Muhimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1861:12,9542,410
Zambia871:182,18312,338
Uganda771:507,00428,868
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
East Timor11:1,215,928507

Muhimba (42) may also be a first name.

Muhimba Last Name Facts

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

Muhimba is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Muhimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhimba is the 667,223rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhimba live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most common first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 12,954. In Namibia Muhimba is primarily found in: Kunene Region, where 70 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 27 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Namibia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhiemba931/
Muhemba861,518/
Muhimbo86894/
Mihimba8652/
Mouimba862/
Mauimba861/
Mujjimba8010/
Mouhemba806/
Muheemba801/
Muyuimba801/
Muyiemba801/
Muhembo71627/
Mihimbo711/
Mouimbou67180/
Muyuymba674/
Mihembo5748/

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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 Muhimba
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