Murimba Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7711:20,0242,978
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murimba is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Murimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murimba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murimba is the 373,425th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. The last name Murimba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murimba reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 20,024. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 35 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Mozambique, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maurimba932/
Murumba863,284/
Muremba86578/
Murimwa86482/
Mirimba86255/
Murimbi86250/
Morimba8612/
Murimbo868/
Murmbay864/
Murimva861/
Mirimbai8056/
Murimhwa8012/
Murimboh807/
Murhimbo804/
Murumbah801/
Murhumba801/
Murimwwa801/
Muruumba801/
Murhemba801/
Mirimbay801/
Muurumba801/
Mormba771/
Murimhwai751/
Mirimbo71221/
Murembe71200/
Muremwa71163/
Murembo7162/
Moremba7142/
Miremba7134/
Murumbo7117/
Murembi7110/
Mirumba715/
Murinwa714/
Mirmbai711/
Morinba711/
Murenba711/
Mhormba711/
Murumbei671/
Muroembe671/
Mourinbi671/
Mormbi629/
Morinwa5774/
Mirembo5768/
Morembo5716/
Morembe574/

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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 Murimba
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