Musimba Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Musimba Surname User-submission:

The Musimba surname means 'cat' in Luba language.

Musimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5061:146,00715,343
Uganda2501:156,15713,666
Namibia911:26,4774,202
Kenya671:689,25229,975
Zambia591:268,64315,815
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England11:55,718,059489,080

Musimba (104) may also be a first name.

Musimba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Musimba surname means 'cat' in Luba language.

- katunku

Musimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musimba is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 355,394th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musimba live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Musimba is also the 925,156th most widely held first name globally It is held by 104 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 146,007. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Namibia, where 9 percent are found.

Musimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushimba932,223/
Mutsimba93413/
Musimbay9321/
Musaimba937/
Musuimba931/
Musiemba931/
Muimba923,034/
Mutshimba88416/
Mushimbay88253/
Muishimba8862/
Mushimbai8821/
Moussimba885/
Musimbaya881/
Mushimboa881/
Musimbi8614,516/
Mutimba8611,381/
Musimwa868,227/
Mugimba863,273/
Muzimba862,357/
Musimbe86552/
Mujimba86442/
Misimba86383/
Musemba86311/
Musimbo86210/
Mosimba86195/
Musimua8621/
Mucimba8618/
Mumba83308,029/
Muchimba8015,512/
Mudzimba801,780/
Mushimbi801,072/
Mushimwa80806/
Mushimbo80157/
Mushemba80126/
Mushimbe80125/
Mishimba8091/
Mudjimba8068/
Mutsimbo8037/
Muzhimba8029/
Musaimbe8014/
Mutsimbi8014/
Moutimba8014/
Musembga8010/
Mutimbai8010/
Mujjimba8010/
Mossimba8010/
Musaemba807/
Missimba806/
Mussimbi805/
Museemba804/
Mutsemba802/
Muzaimba801/
Museamba801/
Musimwai801/
Muhiemba801/
Misiemba801/
Mushimua801/
Mutsimbe801/
Mutimbah801/
Musimber801/
Mumbai773,884/
Mgumba773,372/
Maumba772,533/
Mhumba771,193/
Moumba77228/
Mumbas77119/
Mumbay7736/
Mumbau7725/
Muimbo7725/
Muymba7721/
Mumbad7715/
Mumbap7713/
Mumbat778/
Meumba776/
Mutmba774/
Mumbaa772/
Mumbea772/
Mumbaz771/
Muinba771/
Mmumba771/
Mushimbei751,326/
Mutshimbi75260/
Mutshimbe75157/
Mutchimba75157/
Missiemba759/
Mausymbay758/
Mutshemba754/
Moussemba752/
Mausymbai751/
Mussinbai751/
Musembgah751/
Musimwahe751/
Muchimbai751/
Mushiombe751/
Moudzimba751/
Mutemba7136,377/
Musembi7136,053/
Musemwa712,276/
Muzemba712,209/
Mumbach71862/
Misemba71787/
Musembe71662/
Muzimbe71264/
Mutimbo71174/
Maumbas71157/
Mosemba71119/
Musembo71113/
Misimbo71112/
Mosimbi7145/
Muzimbo7140/
Muzimbi7136/
Mosimbe7135/
Musinwa7127/
Mugimbo7126/
Mosimbo7121/
Mizemba7121/
Moudjimbai7118/
Mizimba717/
Mumbaid716/
Muchmba716/
Mozimba716/
Mumbhai715/
Moussimbou714/
Mujimbo713/
Moumbah712/
Maumbay712/
Musinbo711/
Muhmbad711/
Muezmba711/
Mugemba711/
Musemua711/
Mumboha711/
Mujemba711/
Musjmbi711/
Mucimbi711/
Mumbo676,107/
Momba674,870/
Musembei67585/
Muchimwa67545/
Mushembe67184/
Mutsembi67183/
Munba6777/
Mutembai6762/
Mushinwa6757/
Mushemwa6747/
Mushembo6745/
Mishimbo6735/
Muchimbi6723/
Muzuimbi6721/
Muchimbo6718/
Muchemba6711/
Mossemba6710/
Missinba676/
Moutimbo674/
Muchimbe674/
Moutemba674/
Mossimbo674/
Mossimbi672/
Muchinba672/
Missemba672/
Musembih672/
Mutsemwa671/
Mutsinwa671/
Mudzinba671/
Mosembay671/
Mumva671/
Muheemba671/
Missimbo671/
Mushembi671/
Musuembo671/
Mmusembi671/
Muthymba671/
Mucimbii671/
Mosimbei671/
Mummbach670/

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