Nyimbi Surname
Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname
Nyimbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,227 | 1:43,147 | 4,904 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyimbi (143) may also be a first name.
Nyimbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyimbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyimbi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyimbi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 249,366th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,577,604 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyimbi are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyimbi is also the 772,378th most numerous given name globally, borne by 143 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,227 people, or 1 in 43,147. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 47 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Nyimbi occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyimbio | 92 | 41 | / |
| Nyimbai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyitembi | 86 | 55 | / |
| Nyimba | 83 | 3,424 | / |
| Nyembi | 83 | 81 | / |
| Njimbi | 83 | 65 | / |
| Nyimbe | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nhimbi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Niembi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyinbi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyimvi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyiemba | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ngiembi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Njimbie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nyembio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njimbii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njyombi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyiembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niyombai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naayimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeihmbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyemba | 67 | 47,644 | / |
| Nyembe | 67 | 20,530 | / |
| Niemba | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Njimba | 67 | 680 | / |
| Nhimbe | 67 | 266 | / |
| Ngembi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Niembe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Njimbe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nyemby | 67 | 27 | / |
| Njembi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyuytembi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyimve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhembi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyimbi
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