Tsimu Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Tsimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tsimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsimu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsimu is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Tsimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tsimu are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa Tsimu is most common in: Free State, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa Tsimu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Taiwan, where 4 percent reside.

Tsimu Last Name Statistics demography

Tsimu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.07% less than the national average, earning R 73,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshimu91116/
Tsimou9129/
Tsimus914/
Tsimeu912/
Tsimhu911/
Tsaimou8335/
Tshiemu8321/
Tshimup831/
Tsemu8063/
Tsimoult772/
Tzimou73263/
Tsemou7319/
Tsemeu738/
Tshemu738/
Dsimeu732/
Tchimu731/
Tsemuh731/
Tchimou677,130/
Zimu675,362/
Cimu67131/
Tchimeu6721/
Tsymuha675/
Tshemgu671/
Tsemush671/
Thcimou671/
Tziomou671/

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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 Tsimu
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