Mwimba Surname
Approximately 8,352 people bear this surname
Mwimba Surname Definition:
Mwimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big burrow.
Mwimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,562 | 1:13,283 | 1,664 |
| Zambia | 1,648 | 1:9,618 | 1,127 |
| Tanzania | 556 | 1:95,219 | 9,480 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Mwimba (979) may also be a first name.
Mwimba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwimba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: big burrow.
Mwimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwimba is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,332nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 872,551 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimba live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwimba is also the 257,484th most common first name in the world, held by 979 people.
The last name Mwimba is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,562 people, or 1 in 13,283. Aside from The DR Congo Mwimba occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaimba | 92 | 69 | / |
| Mwmba | 91 | 34 | / |
| Mwimbi | 83 | 5,722 | / |
| Mbimba | 83 | 4,733 | / |
| Mwemba | 83 | 4,376 | / |
| Muimba | 83 | 3,034 | / |
| Mwimbe | 83 | 1,827 | / |
| Mwimbo | 83 | 350 | / |
| Mvimba | 83 | 280 | / |
| Mwumba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweemba | 77 | 66,606 | / |
| Mveimba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbaimba | 77 | 6 | / |
| M'Wemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbimbai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaimbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwiombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwoemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwimbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaymba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwmbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimbai | 71 | 2,595 | / |
| Mwehemba | 71 | 120 | / |
| Muhiemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweembaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbemba | 67 | 41,953 | / |
| Mwembe | 67 | 15,680 | / |
| Mvemba | 67 | 12,068 | / |
| Mwembo | 67 | 11,020 | / |
| Mbimbi | 67 | 7,617 | / |
| Mvimbi | 67 | 2,553 | / |
| Muimbi | 67 | 2,120 | / |
| Mvumba | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Mwembi | 67 | 705 | / |
| Mbimbo | 67 | 585 | / |
| Muemba | 67 | 250 | / |
| Mbimbe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Mvimbe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mvimbo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Muimbo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Muimbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwenba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwinbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muinba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwinbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbè | 67 | 1 | / |
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