Wimbi Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wimbi (79) may also be a first name.

Wimbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimbi is most common in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wimbi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wimbi is the 935,326th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Wimbi is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Wimbi are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wimbi is also the 1,083,225th most widespread given name globally It is held by 79 people.

Wimbi is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 389,277. In Tanzania Wimbi is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 91 percent reside, Pemba North Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Wimbi occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimbi9120/
Weimbi912/
Wimbai912/
Wimbui911/
Wmbi898/
Woimbai8311/
Waimbai834/
Waimboi831/
Wimbich830/
Bimbi806,050/
Wembi801,542/
Vimbi80832/
Wimba80512/
Wimbe80297/
Wimby80252/
Wumbi8095/
Winbi804/
Wmbui802/
Uimbi801/
Wimbuish772/
Wimboish771/
Wimbishs770/
Wumbei733,190/
Waimba73788/
Bimboi73465/
Baimbi73387/
Bimbai73168/
Vaimbi7388/
Woinbi7387/
Woimba7363/
Waimbe7344/
Vhimbi7333/
Wimbee7319/
Vimbai7317/
Wimbay7317/
Woimbe7314/
Wembie7313/
Weimba7311/
Vwimba734/
Wimbée732/
Wainbi732/
Weambi732/
Wembiy732/
Vimbio732/
Wiemba732/
Winbai731/
Bimbhi731/
Wimbey731/
Vimbiš731/
Winboi731/
Winbiz731/
Bimmbi731/
Bimbih731/
Wuumbi731/
Weimbe731/
Huimbi731/
Wembei731/
Whimby730/
Winbis730/
Winbish6739/
Woimbee6727/
Baimbai6719/
Woinbai6713/
Whimbey678/
Bimbhai672/
Woimbée671/
Wembicz671/
Vimbois671/
Beimboi671/
Bmbi671/
Weinbai671/
Vhimbai671/
Wembish671/
Wimbest671/
Wmbe671/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wimbi
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