Vimbela Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

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

Vimbela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vimbela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4001:135,44415,711
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Vimbela (198) may also be a first name.

Vimbela Last Name Facts

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

Vimbela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vimbela.

How Common Is The Last Name Vimbela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 629,292nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name Vimbela is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Vimbela reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Vimbela is also the 644,447th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 198 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 135,444. In South Africa Vimbela is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Besides South Africa Vimbela is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 7 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Vimbela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vimbela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 62.65% less than the national average, earning R 88,752 per year and in United States they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning $24,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bimbela861,373/
Vimbelo8695/
Vembela8688/
Vumbela861/
Vinbela861/
Vembelas804/
Bhimbela802/
Bimbiela801/
Voimbola801/
Baimbela801/
Viñuela713,035/
Vinuela71206/
Bembela71110/
Vembala7111/
Fumbela7110/
Bimbila718/
Binbela718/
Wembela714/
Bimvela714/
Wimbely713/
Vimbile711/
Bimuela711/
Venbela711/
Fembela711/
Fimbala711/
Fimbelo711/
Mpembela673,982/
Viñuelas67747/
Phembela6742/
Vinuelas6719/
Wimbeley672/
Bembiela671/
Baembela671/
Bimbuila671/
Faymbela671/
Fumbelia671/
Waimbele671/

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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 Vimbela
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