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 occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musimbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,340th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 502,035 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musimbi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Musimbi is also the 197,011th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 1,548 people.

The last name Musimbi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 12,402 people, or 1 in 3,724. In Kenya Musimbi is most common in: Vihiga County, where 45 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Musimbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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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