Mzimba Surname

62,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mzimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,0421:7,694968
Tanzania7691:68,8457,260
Zimbabwe1501:102,92214,428
England221:2,532,63991,802
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mzimba (150) may also be a first name.

Mzimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzimba is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mzimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,672nd most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 910,261 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzimba reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 150 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,042 people, or 1 in 7,694. In South Africa Mzimba is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 36 percent are found, Limpopo, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Mzimba Last Name Statistics demography

Mzimba earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.71% more than the national average, earning R 322,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdzimba927/
Mzimbha922/
Mzimmba921/
Mgimba8315,215/
Msimba831,097/
Mzemba83664/
Mjimba83138/
Mzimwa83127/
Mzimbe8323/
Mzimbi8318/
Mximba834/
Mzimbo832/
Mzinba831/
Mcimba831/
Mshimba77621/
Mzembah7727/
Mtsimba7725/
Mzimbes7721/
Mdzimwa771/
Mginmba771/
Mssimba771/
Mjuimba771/
M'Zimbes7134/
Mcheimba714/
Mtshimba712/
Mshimbas711/
Mzembe679,160/
Msimbe674,693/
Mgimwa674,665/
Msimbi67778/
Mgimbe67324/
Msemba67162/
Mjimbi67119/
Mjemba6786/
Msimbo6742/
Mzembi6715/
Msimwa676/
Mjimbo674/
Mcimbe674/
Mgemba673/
Mjimwa672/
Mcemba671/
Mximwa671/
Mgimbi671/

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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 Mzimba
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