Where Does The Last Name Shimbe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shimbe (Hindi: शिम्बे, Marathi: शींबे) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shimbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimbe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 319,593^rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. Shimbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shimbe are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 75 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 119,777. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 37 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.

Shimbe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shimbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shimbe last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.