Mwimi Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4991:106,09510,310
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwimi occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwimi? popularity and diffusion

Mwimi is the 547,713th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. Mwimi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwimi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 106,095. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 98 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 0 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Mwimi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwimyi911/
Mwimui911/
Mwima8012,330/
Muimi807,555/
Mbimi802,863/
Mwemi80401/
Mwime80118/
Mvimi8051/
Mwimy802/
Muimui731,152/
Mbaimi7331/
Mwaima7330/
Mweemi7325/
M'Bimi7322/
Mbuimi732/
Mbimai732/
M'Wemi731/
Mwimma731/
Mwimha731/
Mboimi731/
Muimei731/
Muhimmi6710/
Mwaimet671/
Mouhimi671/
Mbaimai671/

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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 Mwimi
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