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
Mizimu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mizimu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 574,640th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mizimu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 98,404. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 97 percent live, Katavi Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
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