Nimbe Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Nimbé (2) are calculated separately.

Nimbe (599) may also be a first name.

Nimbe Last Name Facts

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

Nimbe (Hindi: निम्बे) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Nimbé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimbe? popularity and diffusion

Nimbe is the 440,964th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,391,167 people. The last name Nimbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Nimbe are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 341,591st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 599 people.

The surname Nimbe is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Excluding Ghana this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Nimbe Last Name Statistics demography

Nimbe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nimbé932/
Nhimbe91266/
Niombe9149/
Nimber9136/
Niembe9136/
Gnimbe9117/
Nimbeu9110/
Ngimbe916/
Naimbe915/
Nimbey912/
Nimbee911/
Nimbep911/
Nimbie911/
Ngaimbe8332/
Ngnimbe8311/
Niombey839/
Ngimbee836/
Nimbepp831/
Neimbeh831/
Noimber831/
Niembej831/
Nembe801,748/
Nimba801,626/
Numbe801,129/
Nimbi80482/
Ninbe8050/
Nimby8014/
Nymbe807/
Nimwe805/
Nimue803/
Njmbe801/
Nimve801/
Nismbehe771/
Ngimbi7330,130/
Neumbe7312,036/
Niemba731,559/
Nyombe731,313/
Ngembe73688/
Nhimba73643/
Nember73511/
Gnimbi73204/
Nhumbe73153/
Nhembe73136/
Nuimba73110/
Nembee7341/
Naimba7339/
Nnembe7334/
Numbie7331/
Nhimbi7327/
Numbeh7321/
Nimbis7313/
Nenmbe739/
Nimboj738/
Numbee737/
Nuembe737/
Nimbha734/
Nummbe734/
Numbea734/
Nembei734/
Nimbui733/
Niombi733/
Nimwes732/
Nimbai732/
Naimby732/
Gninbe732/
Nembeh732/
Nembeu732/
Naembe732/
Niembi732/
Nuumbe731/
Nimbay731/
Ninbie731/
Neimue731/
Ngimve731/
Ninber731/
Nimwei731/
Nuimbi731/
Neimba731/
Neimwe731/
Neembe731/
Noembe731/
Nymbeu731/
Nymbie731/
Némber731/
Gnembe731/
Nimver731/
Nembet731/
Nuimby730/
Nginbee6777/
Ngaimbi6728/
Nyombee6712/
Nimnuea6711/
Nisnber6711/
Nehembe677/
Nimbait675/
Nimwije674/
Ngnembe674/
Ngeembe674/
Nymberh674/
Gnimoue673/
Ngnimbi672/
Ngoimbi672/
Nimbaya672/
Ngimbai671/
Nimbajj671/
Niombio671/
N'Gimbi671/
Neembea671/
Nnembee671/
Neember671/
Naimbai671/
Naimboi671/
Nembehe671/
Neumbeu671/
Ngninbe671/
Ngembeh671/
Ngimwey671/
N'Himba671/
Nneumbe671/

Nimbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nimbe in the Hindi language
निम्बेnimbe-

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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
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  • 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 Nimbe
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