Timbira Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Timbira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timbira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Timbira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Timbira occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timbira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Timbira is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Timbira are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Timbira is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 93,565. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 68 percent are found, Harare Province, where 30 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timbiras931/
Timbirga931/
Taimbira931/
Timbirai931/
Timbiri86511/
Tumbira8633/
Timbera863/
Timbire862/
Timbyra862/
Tembira861/
Timberza804/
Timberga801/
Thimwirat7511/
Taimbirei752/
Timvirach751/
Tembera71119/
Timberi7138/
Timbery7123/
Tumbera7120/
Timbere7115/
Tembire716/
Tinbiri713/
Timbero712/
Tumbiro712/
Tembiri711/
Tumbeiro67101/
Timberio6714/
Thimbere6714/
Tembirui675/
Taembera673/
Timbered673/
Temberga672/
Timberge671/
Tinwirat671/
Toimbero671/
Timberry670/

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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
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  • 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 Timbira
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