Mushimba Surname

189,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mushimba Surname Definition:

Mushimba is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a man of valour.

Mushimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0271:15,4331,744
DR Congo6841:108,01111,961
Namibia4911:4,907920
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mushimba (88) may also be a first name.

Mushimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mushimba is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a man of valour.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mushimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mushimba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 189,971st most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,278,248 people. The last name Mushimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mushimba live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mushimba is also the 1,017,994th most common first name at a global level It is held by 88 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,027 people, or 1 in 15,433. In Zambia Mushimba is most prevalent in: Luapula Province, where 29 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Namibia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutshimba94416/
Mushimbay94253/
Muishimba9462/
Mushimbai9421/
Mushimboa941/
Musimba931,023/
Muchimba8815,512/
Mushumba887,452/
Mushimbi881,072/
Mushimwa88806/
Mutsimba88413/
Mushimbo88157/
Mushemba88126/
Mushimbe88125/
Mishimba8891/
Musimbay8821/
Musaimba887/
Mushimua881/
Musuimba881/
Musiemba881/
Mushimbei821,326/
Mutshimbi82260/
Mutshimbe82157/
Mutchimba82157/
Moussimba825/
Mutshemba824/
Muchimbai821/
Musimbaya821/
Mushiombe821/
Musumba8026,822/
Musimbi8014,516/
Musimwa808,227/
Muzimba802,357/
Musimbe80552/
Misimba80383/
Musemba80311/
Musimbo80210/
Mosimba80195/
Musimua8021/
Mucimba8018/
Muchimwa75545/
Mushembe75184/
Mishumba7597/
Musuumba7577/
Mushinwa7557/
Mushemwa7547/
Mushembo7545/
Mutsimbo7537/
Mishimbo7535/
Mussumba7530/
Muchimbi7523/
Muchimbo7518/
Musaimbe7514/
Mutsimbi7514/
Muchemba7511/
Musembga7510/
Mossimba7510/
Musaemba757/
Missimba756/
Mussimbi755/
Museemba754/
Muchimbe754/
Mutsemba752/
Muchinba752/
Muzaimba751/
Museamba751/
Musimwai751/
Misiemba751/
Mushembi751/
Musumbau751/
Mutsimbe751/
Musumbah751/
Musimber751/
Mutshembe7149/
Missiemba719/
Mausymbay718/
Moussemba712/
Mausymbai711/
Mussinbai711/
Musembgah711/
Musesemba711/
Muishinbi711/
Muchimwaa711/
Musimwahe711/
Mushembei711/
Mucheemba711/
Muchimwah711/
Mutchimbi711/
Mutshinva711/
Moshimbyi711/
Musembi6736,053/
Misumba673,546/
Musemwa672,276/
Muzemba672,209/
Misemba67787/
Musembe67662/
Muzimbe67264/
Musumbo67168/
Mosemba67119/
Musembo67113/
Misimbo67112/
Mosimbi6745/
Muzimbo6740/
Muzimbi6736/
Mosimbe6735/
Mosimbo6721/
Moussimbou674/
Musinbo671/
M'Mushembe671/
Moutshembe671/
Musemua671/
Musjmbi671/
Mucimbi671/

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