Nhimba Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Nhimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 584 | 1:26,435 | 4,063 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nhimba (13) may also be a first name.
Nhimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nhimba occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nhimba.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nhimba is the 509,082nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name Nhimba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhimba reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 13 people.
The last name Nhimba is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 26,435. In Zimbabwe Nhimba is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 19 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Nhimba
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