Vimbani Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vimbani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vimbani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6721:80,6229,962
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830

Vimbani (24) may also be a first name.

Vimbani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vimbani occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vimbani.

How Common Is The Last Name Vimbani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 468,873rd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. The surname Vimbani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vimbani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

Vimbani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 672 people, or 1 in 80,622. In South Africa Vimbani is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Vimbani Last Name Statistics demography

Vimbani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning R 159,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vhimbani939/
Vimbane867/
Vembani866/
Uimbani861/
Baimbani801/
Vembane714,979/
Bimboni7154/
Bimbane7114/
Vembana714/
Wimbana712/
Wimbhana6759/
Witmbane671/
Bembeani671/
Bimbanea670/
Bembane5745/
Wembana571/
Bembany571/
Uhembane531/

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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 Vimbani
  • 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