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 last name Sharimba is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharimba? popularity and diffusion

Sharimba is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Sharimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sharimba live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Sharimba is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 53 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 24 percent reside and Nandi County, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found 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