Nyimbo Surname
Approximately 4,005 people bear this surname
Nyimbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,303 | 1:16,028 | 2,076 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyimbo (33) may also be a first name.
Nyimbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyimbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyimbo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyimbo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 115,320th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,819,612 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyimbo reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyimbo is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 33 people.
Nyimbo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,303 people, or 1 in 16,028. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 39 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyoimbo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nyimboh | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nyiombo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyembo | 83 | 120,353 | / |
| Nyimba | 83 | 3,424 | / |
| Njimbo | 83 | 572 | / |
| Niembo | 83 | 272 | / |
| Nhimbo | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nyinbo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noyiembop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyiemba | 77 | 90 | / |
| Njimboh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nyemmbo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Njimbot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njimbou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gniembo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyhembo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyinboy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnyembo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyoembo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Najjimbo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Naayimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Jiombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbgah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njimbout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyemba | 67 | 47,644 | / |
| Ngembo | 67 | 2,512 | / |
| Niemba | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Njimba | 67 | 680 | / |
| Nhimba | 67 | 643 | / |
| Nhembo | 67 | 546 | / |
| Njembo | 67 | 386 | / |
| Nyenbo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gnembo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niemvo | 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 Nyimbo
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