Ngimba Surname
Approximately 7,170 people bear this surname
Ngimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,543 | 1:9,551 | 1,247 |
| DR Congo | 1,074 | 1:68,789 | 8,089 |
| Indonesia | 498 | 1:265,561 | 24,018 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ngimba (246) may also be a first name.
Ngimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ngimba occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngimba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 69,185th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,016,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ngimba are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 246 people.
The last name Ngimba is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,543 people, or 1 in 9,551. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 38 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 14 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
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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 Ngimba
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