Sharimba Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sharimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Sharimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharimba occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharimba? popularity and diffusion

Sharimba is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sharimba are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya Sharimba is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 53 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 24 percent reside and Nandi County, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Sharimba exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarimba9371/
Sharmba931/
Charimba88501/
Sharumba88103/
Sharimbi881/
Sarmba860/
Saharumba824/
Saremba80452/
Zarimba80169/
Sarimbo8023/
Sarömba8013/
Sarimbi8010/
Sarumba805/
Serimba802/
Sorimba801/
Sariembo7591/
Sarimbit7550/
Charemba7531/
Charimbo754/
Sheremba752/
Sarinbai751/
Sauremba751/
Shaurembo7112/
Sarmbe718/
Sarmbi711/
Soureimba711/
Sharnbeau710/
Sarmby710/
Zaremba6726,841/
Sarumbo671,053/
Seremba67885/
Sarembe67302/
Soremba67116/
Scharnbach6738/
Zaręmba6736/
Sorumba6720/
Sarembi675/
Serimbo674/
Serumba673/
Ssermba672/
Sorimbe671/
Sarenba671/
Sarmbeh671/
Saremwa671/
Zarimbe671/
Shareembee671/
Sorimbo671/
Sormbai671/
Zarimbo671/
Sourmba671/
Shermbo670/

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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 Sharimba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis