Vimbelela Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vimbelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vimbelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vimbelela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vimbelela occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vimbelela.

How Common Is The Last Name Vimbelela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Vimbelela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 197,926. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 33 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 26 percent live and Harare Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Vimbelela occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Vimbelela Last Name Statistics demography

Vimbelela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.29% less than the national average, earning R 127,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vumbelela8933/
Bembelela7827/
Bimbelele784/
Fumbelela783/
Vumbalela781/
Fumbalela671/
Bembelele671/
Wembilehela604/
Bimbilili564/
Wembalola562/
Benuelelos531/

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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 Vimbelela
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