Karimanzira Surname

296,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Karimanzira Surname User-submission:

This surname originally comes from a rural area in Zimbabwe called Mutoko. The meaning of the surname directly translated is 'road ploughers'. The Karimanzira family were known as hard workers and good farmers, thus obtaining this surname.

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Karimanzira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,2631:12,2231,624
England71:7,959,723202,100
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karimanzira (27) may also be a first name.

Karimanzira Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originally comes from a rural area in Zimbabwe called Mutoko. The meaning of the surname directly translated is 'road ploughers'. The Karimanzira family were known as hard workers and good farmers, thus obtaining this surname. Their fields continuously expanded to the point of making farmland out of roads.

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Karimanzira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karimanzira is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karimanzira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 296,572nd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,666,832 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Karimanzira live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 27 people.

The last name Karimanzira is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,263 people, or 1 in 12,223. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

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