Mwimbi Surname

84,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwimbi Surname Definition:

Mwimbi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: trench.

Mwimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,9661:14,8771,851
Zambia2671:59,3635,391
Tanzania2471:214,33917,954
Kenya2231:207,08514,906
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwimbi (512) may also be a first name.

Mwimbi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwimbi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: trench.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwimbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwimbi has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwimbi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,439th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,273,601 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimbi are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 373,684th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 512 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,966 people, or 1 in 14,877. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Mwimbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwimba838,352/
Mbimbi837,617/
Mvimbi832,553/
Muimbi832,120/
Mwimbe831,827/
Mwembi83705/
Mwumbi831/
Mwinbi831/
Mwaimba7769/
Mbaimbi7755/
Muhimbi7741/
Mwembei779/
Mbimbui778/
Mbimbih777/
Mvhimbi776/
M'Bimbi775/
Mveimbi773/
Mbimbai772/
Mwaimbe772/
Mwembui771/
Mwembai771/
Mwimbey771/
Mmuimbi771/
Mbeimbi771/
Mwembie771/
Mbhimbi771/
Mwiombe771/
Mvimbio771/
Mwmba7334/
Mvmbi731/
Mwmbe731/
Mbaimbai712,595/
Mouhimbi711/
Mvumbi6741,145/
Mwembe6715,680/
Mwemba674,376/
Muimba673,034/
Mbembi671,565/
Mvimba67280/
Mbimbe67240/
Mvimvi67179/
Muembi67169/
Mvimbe6737/
Mwumbe6711/
Mvembi6710/
Muimbe679/
Mbimbè671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwimbi
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