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 last name Murimba is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murimba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,425th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 7,591,194 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murimba live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Murimba is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 20,024. In Zimbabwe Murimba is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 35 percent are found, Harare Province, where 25 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Murimba is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Mozambique, where 3 percent are found.

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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