Nzimela Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

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

Nzimela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzimela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3451:157,03717,712
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nzimela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzimela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nzimela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzimela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 804,502nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. Nzimela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nzimela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 157,037. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa Nzimela exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nzimela Last Name Statistics demography

Nzimela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.99% less than the national average, earning R 104,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzimela93621/
Nzemela86109/
Nzimila869/
Nzimeli862/
Nzimelo861/
Nzimele861/
Nzimala861/
Nsimelia8021/
Nsimelya801/
Ndzimele801/
Njimelia801/
Nzimelie801/
Nsimla7728/
Njimla775/
Ndjimelia7521/
Ndjimelya751/
Ngemela711,326/
Njimeli7172/
Nzemele7126/
Njimele7118/
Nzimolo7110/
Njimila719/
Nzemeli715/
Njemela712/
Nzimalo711/
Ncimeli711/
Njimely711/
Ngimele711/
Nchimla711/
Ndjimeli674/
Nzemelie672/
Nzemelei671/
Njimeleh671/
Njihmeli671/
N'Simeli671/
Ngimilas671/
Ndjimele671/

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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 Nzimela
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