Mwimbe Surname
Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname
Mwimbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,034 | 1:51,201 | 5,685 |
| Zambia | 728 | 1:21,772 | 2,375 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwimbe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 222,993rd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. Mwimbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimbe are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 117 people.
The last name Mwimbe is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,034 people, or 1 in 51,201. In Tanzania Mwimbe is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 37 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaimbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwiombe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwimbey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwmbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwembe | 83 | 15,680 | / |
| Mwimba | 83 | 8,352 | / |
| Mwimbi | 83 | 5,722 | / |
| Mbimbe | 83 | 240 | / |
| Mvimbe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Mwumbe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Muimbe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mweembe | 77 | 3,927 | / |
| Mwaimba | 77 | 69 | / |
| Mbimbey | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mwembei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbaimbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwembee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muhimbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwembie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mveimbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwember | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembes | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bimbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwmba | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mbmbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaihmbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mweember | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbi | 67 | 7,617 | / |
| Mwemba | 67 | 4,376 | / |
| Muimba | 67 | 3,034 | / |
| Mvimbi | 67 | 2,553 | / |
| Muimbi | 67 | 2,120 | / |
| Mvembe | 67 | 1,420 | / |
| Mwembi | 67 | 705 | / |
| Mvimba | 67 | 280 | / |
| Mvumbe | 67 | 271 | / |
| Muembe | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mwenbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwinbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwumbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwemve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbè | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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