Musimbi Surname

36,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musimbi Surname Definition:

Musimbi is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: lass.

Musimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya12,4021:3,724562
Uganda1,2991:30,0534,096
DR Congo6911:106,91711,858
Zambia971:163,40111,461
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Musimbi (1,548) may also be a first name.

Musimbi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musimbi is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: lass.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musimbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musimbi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musimbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,340th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 502,035 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musimbi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 197,011th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,548 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 12,402 people, or 1 in 3,724. In Kenya Musimbi is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 45 percent live, Kakamega County, where 18 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Kenya Musimbi occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Musimbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Musimbi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushimbi931,072/
Mutsimbi9314/
Mussimbi935/
Muimbi922,120/
Musmbi921/
Mushimbei881,326/
Mutshimbi88260/
Mushimbai8821/
Musembi8636,053/
Musimba861,023/
Musimbe86552/
Misimbi86215/
Mugimbi8655/
Mosimbi8645/
Mutimbi8644/
Muzimbi8636/
Mujimbi862/
Mmuimbi861/
Musjmbi861/
Mucimbi861/
Mumbi8355,085/
Mushimba802,223/
Musembei80585/
Mutsembi80183/
Mushimbe80125/
Mudjimbi80109/
Missimbi8026/
Muchimbi8023/
Muzuimbi8021/
Musimbay8021/
Musaimbe8014/
Mutimbai8010/
Musaimba807/
Mudzimbi806/
Mossimbi802/
Musembih802/
Musimwai801/
Mushimwi801/
Moutimbi801/
Mishimbi801/
Mushembi801/
Musuimba801/
Mutsimbe801/
Mmusembi801/
Musiemba801/
Mucimbii801/
Musimber801/
Mosimbei801/
Mumbai773,884/
Muimba773,034/
Maumbi77737/
Mgumbi77120/
Mumboi7720/
Mhumbi7711/
Muimbe779/
Mumbip778/
Mumbui776/
Moumbi775/
Musmbe772/
Mumbei771/
Mumbio771/
Mutmbi771/
Mushimbay75253/
Mutshimbe75157/
Muishimba7562/
Moussimba755/
Mausymbai751/
Mussinbai751/
Muishinbi751/
Mushembei751/
Muchimbai751/
Moudzimbi751/
Musimbaya751/
Mushimboa751/
Mushiombe751/
Mutchimbi751/
Moshimbyi751/
Musimwa718,227/
Muzimba712,357/
Muzembi71845/
Musembe71662/
Musemba71311/
Muzimbe71264/
Mutembi71206/
Mosimba71195/
Mutimbe71126/
Mucembi71108/
Mosimbe7135/
Misembi7134/
Mucimba7118/
Moudjimbai7118/
Mumbaid716/
Mumbhai715/
Musenbi713/
Musimwe713/
Misimbe712/
Mizimbi712/
Mujimbe712/
Mugembi712/
Mugimbe711/
Moumbio711/
Mizembi711/
Mosinbi711/
Mozimbi711/
Mumba67308,029/
Mutembei6726,917/
Mumbe679,564/
Mumby673,278/
Mombi672,149/
Mudzimba671,780/
Mushimwa67806/
Mushembe67184/
Muchembi67133/
Mushemba67126/
Mutembai6762/
Mushimwe6737/
Muzhimba6729/
Mossimba6710/
Mucembei679/
Munbi678/
Museemba674/
Muchimbe674/
Modzimbi672/
Muzaimba671/
Muzembio671/
Museamba671/
Muchimwi671/
Mudjimbe671/
Mudjimby671/
Moutembi671/
Moutimbe671/
Missembi671/
Mishembi671/

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