Mizimu Surname
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Mizimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 538 | 1:98,404 | 9,738 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mizimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mizimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mizimu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mizimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 574,640th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mizimu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mizimu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 98,404. In Tanzania Mizimu is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 97 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 1 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midzimu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Maizimou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Midzimou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muzimu | 83 | 335 | / |
| Mijimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Misimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mizemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mishimu | 77 | 828 | / |
| Misimou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Midjimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mitshimu | 71 | 48 | / |
| Missimou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Misiemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitzemus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Musimu | 67 | 1,996 | / |
| Misemu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mijemu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mesimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maichimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Missiemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Migemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maitchimou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maigemu | 62 | 277 | / |
| Mutsimu | 62 | 115 | / |
| Meshimu | 62 | 48 | / |
| Maijemu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Musimau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mutsimhu | 57 | 90 | / |
| Mutshimu | 57 | 27 | / |
| Medjimou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Missemou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Megemu | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mejemu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muetsheimu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mizimu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis