Yimba Surname

266,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Yimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7241:74,8319,296
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Congo1031:48,4384,465
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Gabon41:472,2983,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yimba (66) may also be a first name.

Yimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yimba is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 266,468th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,967,652 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yimba reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Yimba is also the 1,201,840th most common forename internationally, borne by 66 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 724 people, or 1 in 74,831. In South Africa Yimba is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 89 percent are found, Gauteng, where 6 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found and The Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Yimba Last Name Statistics demography

Yimba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.26% less than the national average, earning R 125,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yimbga918/
Yimbai911/
Imba894,011/
Ymba8928/
Yimbaya831/
Yimbeha831/
Gimba8030,723/
Jimba8012,044/
Yomba803,020/
Imbat801,694/
Imbga801,446/
Yimbi80847/
Himba80522/
Aimba80472/
Imbai80308/
Imbay80266/
Imbah80191/
Yimbo80164/
Imbad8070/
Hymba8070/
Ismba8054/
Oimba8054/
Imbha8049/
Eimba8042/
Imbas8039/
Imbau8037/
Imbap8037/
Yimbe8021/
Imboa8012/
Immba806/
Iemba806/
Yinba805/
Imbea804/
Imbaj803/
Ymbga802/
Imbaa802/
Imbaz802/
Inmba802/
Iomba802/
Ymbai801/
Uysimbai771/
Imbeah733,250/
Imbach731,734/
Jimbai731,047/
Goimba73832/
Esimba73800/
Imbaya73693/
Jimbat73653/
Yimbou73635/
Imbaud73462/
Isimba73454/
Jimbau73421/
Isemba73320/
Himbau73156/
Itemba73146/
Itimba73144/
Yombai73114/
Imboha7394/
Hiemba7390/
Himbas7352/
Jimbah7340/
Gaimba7336/
Imbaut7335/
Imbhad7325/
Yombah7325/
Yimwai7318/
Imbaja7317/
Himbat7316/
Yinbaz7315/
Gimbai7313/
Jimbea7311/
Himbai7310/
Gimbau737/
Etimba736/
Aimboa736/
Ymbaud735/
Yimbeu735/
Yimbiy735/
Yinbga735/
Imbahe734/
Jimbap734/
Ginmba733/
Imbass733/
Yimhua733/
Himbah732/
Yonmba732/
Yimber732/
Gimbay732/
Yimwat732/
Imbaha732/
Jimbay732/
Jiemba732/
Imbhai731/
Himbaj731/
Eimbga731/
Iohmba731/
Imbash731/
Imbaux731/
Iehmba731/
Itmbai731/
Himbay731/
Hiomba731/
Jimbas731/
Iombai731/
Yimboh731/
Yimbui731/
Goymba731/
Gimmba731/
Aimbai731/
Uuymba731/
Jgimba731/
Ainmba731/
Aijmba731/
Oimbap731/
Yombha731/
Yimway731/
Gimbea731/
Hymbai731/
Emba675,337/
Imbo672,784/
Imbault671,684/
Imbi67730/
Imbe67569/
Imwa67352/
Isimbay67278/
Inba67182/
Yisembe67137/
Imua67131/
Ichimba67110/
Issimba67108/
Yitembe67102/
Hitimba6760/
Imbeaux6753/
Imby6747/
Himbaut6742/
Yisimbi6741/
Essimba6735/
Yonmbai6733/
Imbò6730/
Imbeaud6726/
Esimbay6724/
Ymbo6721/
Goimbai6720/
Isembay6711/
Esimbai679/
Imbeath675/
Jimbaha674/
Imbé674/
Yitimbi674/
Gaimbai674/
Imbá673/
Isembai672/
Jmba672/
Ymbi672/
Issemba672/
Ymwa672/
Essymba671/
Imbachì671/
Isembea671/
Yinmbit671/
Yimebou671/
Yimnwai671/
Yisembi671/
Yitembi671/
Ymbe671/
Yihmbeh671/
Goimbah671/
Esimbas671/
Ainmbah671/
Ymbj671/
Ymva671/
Echimba671/
Jimbuoa671/
Himbach670/
Himbaud670/

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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 Yimba
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