Wakimba Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wakimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wakimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakimba is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakimba is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Wakimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakimba live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Wakimba is mostly found in: Kiboga District, where 33 percent live, Mityana District, where 33 percent live and Wakiso District, where 33 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaimba | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wakemba | 86 | 103 | / |
| Wakumba | 86 | 34 | / |
| Wakimbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakhumba | 80 | 79 | / |
| Wakoimbi | 80 | 46 | / |
| Wakhemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wokemba | 71 | 25 | / |
| Wakembe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Vakimbe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wekumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakembo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachemba | 67 | 654 | / |
| Backemba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waikembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacknbath | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wacheemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vakmbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bokmba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Waikenbach | 59 | 12 | / |
| Wackenbath | 59 | 0 | / |
| Bokemba | 57 | 137 | / |
| Vakembo | 57 | 117 | / |
| Bakembe | 57 | 34 | / |
| Bokimbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bakinbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bakinbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wokyombe | 53 | 6 | / |
| Wachembe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bakhembo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bakembeh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vaakumbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bahakembe | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakimba
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