Vimbe Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Vimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Botswana221:99,40615,343
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vimbe (11) may also be a first name.

Vimbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vimbe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vimbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Vimbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vimbe is the 1,295,379th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Vimbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vimbe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Vimbe is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name globally, held by 11 people.

The surname Vimbe is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 148,445. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 46 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 34 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Botswana, where 13 percent reside.

Vimbe Last Name Statistics demography

Vimbe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.72% less than the national average, earning R 147,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vimber9139/
Viembe9126/
Viombe914/
Vaimbe912/
Vhimbe911/
Vmbe891/
Vaimber832/
Bimbe802,361/
Vimba801,970/
Vembe801,420/
Vimbi80832/
Wimbe80297/
Vumbe8061/
Fimbe805/
Uimbe801/
Biembe73877/
Mpimbe73406/
Bimber73296/
Biombe73167/
Vember73160/
Vhimba7393/
Vaimbi7388/
Fimber7361/
Vembeh7359/
Waimbe7344/
Vhimbi7333/
Uhimbe7324/
Wimbee7319/
Vimbai7317/
Woimbe7314/
Baimbe7312/
Phimbe739/
Vaimba737/
Venmbe736/
Bimbea735/
Vwimba734/
Fiembe733/
Bimbet733/
Vimbio732/
Vwembe732/
Bimbie732/
Wimbée732/
Faimbe732/
Bhimbe731/
Vembei731/
Weimbe731/
Veembe731/
Wimbey731/
Vhembe731/
Vimbiš731/
Baimbet6776/
Vinbech6740/
Beimbet6732/
Woimbee6727/
Bhimber6720/
Bimbhet6713/
Whimbey678/
Vouembe675/
Vmba673/
Bmbe672/
Phimber672/
Vimbaya672/
Vhimbai671/
Veambea671/
Wimbest671/
Vimbois671/
Vnbe671/
Wmbe671/
Woimbée671/
Fiombea671/
Bitmbhe671/
Bihmbeh671/
Biombea671/
Biombey671/
Baimber671/
Vembehs671/
Wimbesh670/

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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 Vimbe
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