Wamimbi Surname

114,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wamimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamimbi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,0461:9,6491,638
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wamimbi Demographics

Wamimbi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wamimbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamimbi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wamimbi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamimbi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,188th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,799,838 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamimbi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 4,046 people, or 1 in 9,649. In Uganda Wamimbi is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 59 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 8 percent live and Sironko District, where 6 percent live. Aside from Uganda Wamimbi occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Wamimbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamgimbi935/
Waimimbi931/
Wammimbi931/
Wammbi921/
Wamumbi86219/
Wamimba862/
Wamimbe861/
Wamemba711/
Wamhemba671/
Bommbi6241/
Vemumbi578/
Bamembe574/
Womemba571/
Bomeambi531/
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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 Wamimbi
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