Tsimbe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tsimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tsimbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsimbe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsimbe? popularity and diffusion

Tsimbe is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsimbe reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Tsimbe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most common in: Manyara Region, where 80 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsimber9216/
Tsiembe926/
Tshimbe924/
Tshiombe862,013/
Tshiembe86405/
Tshimbei865/
Tshimbey861/
Tshimbeu861/
Tsimba8393,083/
Tsembe83146/
Tsimbi83137/
Scimbe832/
Tshimba772,505/
Tshimbi77582/
Tshembe77501/
Tsembea77236/
Tshimwe7784/
Tshimue7768/
Tsembee7743/
Tsember7723/
Tsymber7714/
Tsimboy778/
Tchimbe774/
Tsimbis772/
Dtsimbi771/
Tsembet771/
Tsembei771/
Tsembey771/
Zimbe73837/
Cimbe7316/
Tshiemba71137/
Tshimboj7175/
Tshimbay7148/
Tsymberh7132/
Tshiembi7122/
Tshimbuy714/
Tsemberh714/
Tchimbey712/
Tshionbe711/
Tshiemby711/
Tshimbui711/
Tchiombe711/
Tsembeer711/
Tshaimba711/
Chimbe67808/
Zzimbe67600/
Tsemba6774/
Tshimbaya6734/
Ciembe6721/
Tsymba6720/
Tsehember679/
Tsenbe678/
Tjimbi677/
Dzimbe676/
Tschember674/
Ziembe672/
Zimbie672/
Dsimba672/
Tsehembea671/
Caimbe671/
Tsehenmbe671/
Zimbey671/
Zaimbe671/
Tsemwe671/
Thsmby671/
Zsembe671/
Zimbee671/
Cimbey671/
Tsimouehe671/
Zimbeh671/

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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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  • 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 Tsimbe
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