Zambezi Surname

107,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zambezi Surname Definition:

Zambezi is a surname of the Toka=Leya tribe, meaning: big river.

Zambezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,3501:6,569718
Malawi1,6471:10,3941,611
Zambia2251:70,4446,147
Botswana611:35,8517,015
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England101:5,571,806158,774
Togo91:805,3086,372
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Zambezi (47) may also be a first name.

Zambezi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Zambezi is a surname of the Toka=Leya tribe, meaning: big river.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Zambezi is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: river / Person of God.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Zambezi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zambezi (Arabic: زمبزي) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambezi? popularity and diffusion

Zambezi is the 107,252nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,674,913 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zambezi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most common first name internationally, held by 47 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,350 people, or 1 in 6,569. In Zimbabwe Zambezi is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 26 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 38 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zambezi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zambezi in the Arabic language
زمبزيzmbzy-

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