Nzimbe Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nzimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1171:135,4699,983
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nzimbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzimbe occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzimbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzimbe is the 1,527,735th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Nzimbe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzimbe are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nzimbe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 135,469. In Zambia Nzimbe is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 56 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 44 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nziembe921/
Ndzimbe921/
Nsimbe832,382/
Nzembe832,071/
Nzimbi83912/
Nzimba83879/
Njimbe8335/
Ngimbe836/
Nzimby831/
Nzimwe831/
Ncimbe831/
Nzembei77175/
Ndzimba77122/
Nzoimba7762/
Nzembea7721/
Nshimbe7712/
Ngiembe779/
Ndjimbe777/
Ngimbee776/
Ndzimbi772/
Njimbet772/
Ntsimbe772/
Ndzembe772/
Nzimbaa771/
Nzembeh771/
Nzuimba771/
N'Zembe771/
Nszimbi771/
Nsimbeu771/
Ngimber771/
Nzmba731/
Njmbe731/
Nsmbe731/
Nchimbeh711/
Nziembai711/
Nzeumbeu711/
Ngiembeh711/
Ndjimbey711/
Nsimba67141,482/
Ngimbi6730,130/
Nzemba676,671/
Nsimbi673,931/
Nzembi673,303/
Ngembe67688/
Njembe67634/
Nsembe67386/
Njimwe67151/
Ncimbi6790/
Ntshiembe6789/
Njimbi6765/
Ncembe6765/
Nsimwe676/
Nzimwa673/
Nxembe672/
Ngimve671/
Nsimby671/

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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
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  • 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 Nzimbe
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