Mzimbu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzimbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mzimbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mzimbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mzimbu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzimbu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Mzimbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzimbu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mzimbu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Mzimbu is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 67 percent live, Mara Region, where 17 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mzimbu occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mjimbu83235/
Msimbu8311/
Mzembu831/
Mzhembu771/
Mjembu679/
Mcembu673/
Mgembu671/
Mshembu625/
Mjhembu622/
Mchimvu621/
McInbus620/
Mtshembu571/
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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 Mzimbu
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