Mzimela Surname

36,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,534 people bear this surname

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

Mzimela Surname User-submission:

The Mzimela surname comes from the word zimela, which refers to 'hiding away'. So the word mzimela refers to 'one who hides'.

Mzimela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,4781:3,742497
England211:2,653,24194,788
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Wales41:773,63329,106
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mzimela (16) may also be a first name.

Mzimela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mzimela surname comes from the word zimela, which refers to 'hiding away'. So the word mzimela refers to 'one who hides'.

- zolani

Mzimela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzimela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzimela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,296th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 501,414 people. Mzimela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzimela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,478 people, or 1 in 3,742. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent are found, Gauteng, where 7 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Lesotho, where 0 percent are found.

Mzimela Last Name Statistics demography

Mzimela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.13% less than the national average, earning R 168,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mdzimela933/
Mzimelia931/
Mzimeli86611/
Mzemela8625/
Msimela867/
Mzimelo867/
Mximela862/
Mzimele862/
Mcimela861/
Mzimala861/
Mzimola861/
Mjimela861/
Mzimgeli801/
Mzimelou801/
Mzimgele801/
Mjimla778/
Mgemela71281/
Msimila713/
Mjemela711/
Mcimele711/
Mzemele711/
Msemela711/
Mgemella672/
Mchimeli671/
Mchimila671/
Mtshemela631/
Mchemelah631/
Mjemla62107/
Msimlo621/
Msemla621/
Mtshimgila592/
Msemele574/
Mgemele573/
Msemelo571/
Mshemla571/
McImoyle535/
Msemilia531/
Mchemele531/

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