Mazimbo Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mazimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mazimbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mazimbo is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazimbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Mazimbo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazimbo live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mazimbo is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madzimbo9345/
Mazimboo931/
Madzimbou881/
Mazimba8616,609/
Majimbo862,644/
Masimbo86757/
Mazembo86192/
Magimbo865/
Mozimbo861/
Maismbo861/
Massimbo802,145/
Machimbo801,086/
Mashimbo80260/
Madzimba80109/
Mazyombo8035/
Matsimbo8033/
Magimboi803/
Majimbos801/
Maisembo801/
Majmbo771/
Mazmba771/
Matshimbo7521/
Mouzimbou752/
Masssimbo751/
Matchimbo751/
Machimboh751/
Masimba717,323/
Masembo711,879/
Mazemba711,579/
Magimba711,363/
Majimba71546/
Magembo7146/
Macimba7124/
Mosimbo7121/
Mozembo7121/
Mozimba716/
Masinbo714/
Maximba714/
Majembo712/
Mazimwa711/
Mazenbo711/
Mazinba711/
Macembo711/
Madzmba711/
Massmbo711/
Maximvo711/
Maginbo711/
Mashimba678,724/
Massembo671,157/
Mouzembo67748/
Massimba67509/
Madjimba67296/
Machimba67232/
Matsimba6779/
Mashembo6719/
Madzimwa679/
Mossimbo674/
Madjembo674/
Majimbat673/
Matchuimbou673/
Maigimba672/
Maginboi671/
Matzemba671/
Masimbau671/
Matsinbo671/
Magembou671/
Mezembou671/
Mosimbot671/
Mogimboi671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mazimbo
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