Mwimbe Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0341:51,2015,685
Zambia7281:21,7722,375
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwimbe (117) may also be a first name.

Mwimbe Last Name Facts

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

Mwimbe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwimbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 222,993rd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. The last name Mwimbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimbe live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 117 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,034 people, or 1 in 51,201. In Tanzania Mwimbe is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 37 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaimbe922/
Mwiombe921/
Mwimbey921/
Mwmbe911/
Mwembe8315,680/
Mwimba838,352/
Mwimbi835,722/
Mbimbe83240/
Mvimbe8337/
Mwumbe8311/
Muimbe839/
Mweembe773,927/
Mwaimba7769/
Mbimbey7711/
Mwembei779/
Mbaimbe775/
Mwembee774/
Muhimbe772/
Mwembie771/
Mveimbe771/
Mbimbeh771/
Mwember771/
Mwembes771/
M'Bimbe771/
Mwmba7334/
Mbmbe731/
Mbaihmbe714/
Mweember711/
Mbimbi677,617/
Mwemba674,376/
Muimba673,034/
Mvimbi672,553/
Muimbi672,120/
Mvembe671,420/
Mwembi67705/
Mvimba67280/
Mvumbe67271/
Muembe67142/
Mwenbe672/
Mwinbi671/
Mwumbi671/
Mwemve671/
Mbimbè671/

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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 Mwimbe
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