Wimbe Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2701:196,08016,774
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Wimbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimbe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimbe? popularity and diffusion

Wimbe is the 899,940th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wimbe are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wimbe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 196,080. In Tanzania Wimbe is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 70 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 28 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimbe9144/
Wimbee9119/
Woimbe9114/
Wimbée912/
Weimbe911/
Wimbey911/
Wmbe891/
Woimbee8327/
Whimbey838/
Wimbest831/
Woimbée831/
Wimbesh830/
Bimbe802,361/
Wembe801,999/
Wimba80512/
Wimbi80281/
Wimby80252/
Vimbe80175/
Wumbe80159/
Winbe802/
Wimve801/
Uimbe801/
Wimbaaye771/
Wumbei733,190/
Waimba73788/
Woimba7363/
Hwembe7362/
Vimber7339/
Viembe7326/
Uhimbe7324/
Waimbi7320/
Wimbay7317/
Wembie7313/
Baimbe7312/
Weimba7311/
Weambe735/
Bimbea735/
Wumbea734/
Viombe734/
Vwimba734/
Wembeu732/
Vwembe732/
Wiemba732/
Weimbi732/
Wimbai732/
Vaimbe732/
Wembea731/
Winbey731/
Weinbe731/
Wembey731/
Wimbui731/
Vhimbe731/
Winbee731/
Wembeh731/
Wembei731/
Whimby730/
Woimbai6711/
Wmbi678/
Waimbai674/
Bmbe672/
Vaimber672/
Winnbey671/
Bihmbeh671/
Waimboi671/
Vmbe671/
Winbesh670/
Wimbich670/
Weinbey670/

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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
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  • 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 Wimbe
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