Rimwe Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rimwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rimwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1721:89,75712,918
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Rimwe (39) may also be a first name.

Rimwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rimwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Rimwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rimwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name globally, held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 89,757. In Zimbabwe Rimwe is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 33 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 27 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rimbe80134/
Rinwe806/
Rumwe801/
Rimwi801/
Rimwa801/
Rimve801/
Rimbey73642/
Ruimbe7397/
Rimbea7328/
Rimbeh7311/
Rimbei737/
Rinwer731/
Rimved731/
Riemwa731/
Rimnue730/
Rmbe677/

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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 Rimwe
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