Vihima Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Vihima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vihima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Vihima (6) may also be a first name.

Vihima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vihima is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vihima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Vihima occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vihima reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Vihima is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 6 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live and Nairobi County, where 50 percent live. Aside from Kenya Vihima occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vihimga92510/
Viima9145/
Viisma8336/
Vieima8314/
Bihima836/
Vehima832/
Fihima831/
Vihema831/
Vijima831/
Viitma831/
Viitmaa7756/
Vähimaa7734/
Viismaa777/
Uihimga774/
Bijhima771/
Vijimma771/
Viema73265/
Fiima7318/
Biima735/
Wiima735/
Vieeimaa713/
Vhiujjma711/
Mpiima673,723/
Fehima672,730/
Phiema6776/
Vehime6733/
Bihema6722/
Vietma679/
Bijima677/
Vehimo675/
Behima675/
Viemas673/
Bihimi673/
Biimaa672/
Bgiima671/
Fihimo671/
Bhiima671/
Viyoma671/
Fijima671/
Viysma671/

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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 Vihima
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