Gimba Surname

17,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria30,0131:5,902730
Niger2281:84,1763,606
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Romania401:501,94738,412
England341:1,638,76668,634
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Benin151:689,04039,432
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Gîmbă (60) are calculated separately.

Gimba (12,010) may also be a first name.

Gimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gimba (Hindi: गिम्बा, Marathi: िमला, Russian: Гимба, Tibetan: སྦྱིན་བ) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant: Gîmbă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,981st most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 237,202 people. Gimba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gimba reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 54,131st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 12,010 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30,013 people, or 1 in 5,902. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 29 percent are found, Kogi, where 10 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Gimba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (71%) in Nigeria and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gimba last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Gimba earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngimba917,170/
Guimba916,173/
Goimba91832/
Gimbas9146/
Gaimba9136/
Gimbad9126/
Gimbat9113/
Gimbai9113/
Gimbau917/
Giemba916/
Ginmba913/
Gimbah913/
Gimbay912/
Gimboa911/
Gimnba911/
Gimmba911/
Jgimba911/
Ggimba911/
Gimbea911/
Imba894,011/
Gmba893/
Gîmbă8760/
Ng'imba831,789/
Zgimbau83185/
Ngiemba83150/
Ghimbas8363/
Ngoimba8328/
Goimbai8320/
Guimbai8316/
Ngaimba834/
Ngi'mba834/
Guuimba834/
Ghimbaș834/
Gaimbai834/
Gimbach832/
Goimbap832/
Ngimbai831/
Hguimba831/
Nghimba831/
Goimbah831/
Guimbaa831/
Guimbas831/
Guimbaz831/
Guinmba831/
Ghuimba831/
Gimbast830/
Zimba80184,084/
Simba8088,295/
Gimbo8013,806/
Jimba8012,044/
Gumba8010,778/
Gimbi803,221/
Imbat801,694/
Yimba801,467/
Imbga801,446/
Gemba801,181/
Himba80522/
Aimba80472/
Ginba80384/
Imbai80308/
Imbay80266/
Gimbe80263/
Imbah80191/
Gimby80169/
Cimba80138/
Imbad8070/
Ismba8054/
Oimba8054/
Imbha8049/
Eimba8042/
Imbas8039/
Imbau8037/
Imbap8037/
Gimwa8015/
Imboa8012/
Gmboa8010/
Gmbai807/
Gimua807/
Immba806/
Iemba806/
Imbea804/
Imbaj803/
Imbaa802/
Imbaz802/
Inmba802/
Iomba802/
Gymba801/
Gnmba801/
Guimbaud77525/
Guimbeau77245/
Ngaimbai7731/
Goimbaud772/
Gimbault772/
Ngimbi7330,130/
Ziemba739,681/
Chimba738,515/
Ngemba736,218/
Imbeah733,250/
Dzimba732,573/
Guimbi732,560/
Imbach731,734/
Simbai731,279/
Jimbai731,047/
Gimber731,005/
Gumbay73973/
Guimbe73824/
Esimba73800/
Gumbau73657/
Jimbat73653/
Djimba73590/
Imbaud73462/
Isimba73454/
Jimbau73421/
Isemba73320/
Simmba73238/
Ngimbo73218/
Guimbo73174/
Zimbah73165/
Himbau73156/
Itemba73146/
Itimba73144/
Soimba7396/
Imboha7394/
Hiemba7390/
Gimboš7362/
Simbah7357/
Guimby7355/
Himbas7352/
Gumbai7350/
Guinba7344/
Jimbah7340/
Saimba7338/
Imbaut7335/
Giembe7334/
Simbau7331/
Guemba7331/
Gaimbo7330/
Goimbo7328/
Gimbiș7327/
Zaimba7326/
Imbhad7325/
Siemba7325/
Khimba7323/
Giembo7323/
Gimbot7322/
Gaemba7321/
Zzimba7320/
Simbay7319/
Gaimbi7318/
Gaimbe7317/
Zimbha7317/
Himbat7316/
Cimbay7316/
Gimbou7315/
Ghemba7313/
Zimbai7313/
Gumbah7312/
Jimbea7311/
Dgemba7310/
Himbai7310/
Ghimbi7310/
Zeimba739/
Gembai739/
Yimbga738/
Gembau737/
Ginbai737/
Etimba736/
Aimboa736/
Ngimbe736/
Gimbis736/
Ggumba736/
Cuimba736/
Zimbad735/
Gemboa735/
Jjimba735/
Simbaa734/
Gembay734/
Gnimpa734/
Gimbos734/
Gimboh734/
Imbahe734/
Jimbap734/
Gimboy733/
Ghimbo733/
Imbass733/
Gimwah733/
Himbah732/
Gimbet732/
Gimboi732/
Simbea732/
Guimua732/
Ggimbo732/
Nginba732/
Imbaha732/
Jimbay732/
Jiemba732/
Imbhai731/
Himbaj731/
Eimbga731/
Gimbey731/
Gimbui731/
Gumbha731/
Zimbga731/
Zimmba731/
Gimbee731/
Gimbie731/
Ginbat731/
Iohmba731/
Gimbgi731/
Ghimbe731/
Imbash731/
Imbaux731/
Iehmba731/
Itmbai731/
Himbay731/
Hiomba731/
Jimbas731/
Iombai731/
Ng'mba731/
Zimbay731/
Suimba731/
Simbaÿ731/
Goymba731/
Goimbe731/
Goimbi731/
Guimbé731/
Guimbò731/
Guymba731/
Giembi731/
Ghmbai731/
Gimbeh731/
Gimboo731/
Ginmbo731/
Gainba731/
Aimbai731/
Cimbau731/
Geemba731/
Gimhwa731/
Gmbaya731/
Ainmba731/
Aijmba731/
Simbha731/
Yimbai731/
Zimbau731/
Oimbap731/
Ghumba731/
Ginbas731/
Goimbault71201/
Guimbault7153/
Guimbeaud7113/
Emba675,337/
Chiomba673,261/
Imbo672,784/
Imbault671,684/
Guimbou671,279/
Chimbay67759/
Dziemba67741/
Ghembad67304/
Isimbay67278/
Chimbau67203/
Inba67182/
Tjaimba67165/
Ichimba67110/
Issimba67108/
Nghimbo67103/
Hitimba6760/
Khaimba6756/
Imbeaux6753/
Chaimba6751/
Ngnimpa6744/
Himbaut6742/
Chimbad6739/
Djimbai6739/
Sinmbai6738/
Ngiembi6738/
Gembacz6736/
Essimba6735/
Nghemba6733/
Ngaimbe6732/
Gembach6731/
Imbò6730/
Chimbga6728/
Ymba6728/
Ngaimbi6728/
Ngembah6727/
Imbeaud6726/
Esimbay6724/
Khimbaj6723/
Gimbott6720/
Gmbo6719/
Isembay6711/
Esimbai679/
Ghuimby679/
Chimbai678/
Xmba677/
Ngimbee676/
Zgimboi676/
Guimber675/
Gmbi675/
Imbeath675/
Gimbeth674/
Jimbaha674/
Smba674/
N'Gemba674/
Chimbaa674/
Chimbaz674/
Gęba674/
Gaembai674/
Ghimbos673/
Chuimba673/
Imbá673/
Guimbey673/
Chimbah673/
Cmba673/
Gaimboy672/
Gembadz672/
Isembai672/
Zmba672/
Jmba672/
Ngoimbo672/
Issemba672/
Ngoimbi672/
Nghimbi672/
Suimbay672/
Guinbaz672/
Ngembai672/
Saimbha671/
Guimboo671/
Gaimwad671/
Ghembaz671/
Gumbeau671/
Ziembas671/
Simbaða671/
Simbhai671/
Simmbau671/
N'Gimbi671/
Zimbach671/
Jaimbah671/
Nginmbo671/
Chihmba671/
Imbachì671/
Isembea671/
Ngimboh671/
Ngimuay671/
Ngaimbo671/
Sihmbah671/
Saimbai671/
Gnba671/
Guimbis671/
Guimbop671/
Guimmbo671/
Guimnbe671/
Guin'ba671/
Guinbas671/
Giembeh671/
Gimbous671/
Ghembea671/
Ghimbop671/
Gaimbou671/
Djim'ba671/
Cuimbay671/
Chiemba671/
Chimbat671/
Dzimbai671/
Esimbas671/
Guembah671/
Ainmbah671/
Zimbahs671/
Echimba671/
Cuimbaa671/
Jimbuoa671/
Gmbj671/
Ginbach670/
Himbach670/
Gimbest670/
Gmby670/
Gimboch670/
Himbaud670/

Gimba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gimba in the Tibetan language
སྦྱིན་བjinwa-
Gimba in the Hindi language
गिम्बाgimba-
Gimba in the Marathi language
िमलाimala28.57
िबलाibala14.29
िबनाibana14.29
िंबदाimbada14.29
गींबाgimba14.29
िमराimara14.29
Gimba in the Russian language
Гимбаgimba-

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