Mvimvi Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mvimvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvimvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460

Mvimvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mvimvi is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvimvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvimvi live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 423,263. In South Africa Mvimvi is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 18 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Mvimvi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Mvimvi Last Name Statistics demography

Mvimvi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.19% less than the national average, earning R 80,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Vimvi921/
Mvaimvai867/
Mvimbi832,553/
Mvhimbi776/
Mveimbi773/
Mvimbio771/
Mvetimbi713/
Mbimbi677,617/
Mwimbi675,722/
Muimbi672,120/
Mvemve671,320/
Muimui671,152/
Mvimba67280/
Mvimbe6737/
Mwimwi674/
Mvinbi672/
Nvimbi671/
Mvumvy671/
Mwimui671/

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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
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  • 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 Mvimvi
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