Zimama Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Zimama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zimama (33) may also be a first name.
Zimama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zimama is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Zimama live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zimama is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent are found and Plateau, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Zimama is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimaima | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ziemaema | 86 | 7 | / |
| Simama | 83 | 1,205 | / |
| Zimema | 83 | 782 | / |
| Zemama | 83 | 171 | / |
| Zimame | 83 | 36 | / |
| Gimama | 83 | 11 | / |
| Jimama | 83 | 7 | / |
| Cimama | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zimoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zimami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dziemaema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zemmama | 77 | 2,590 | / |
| Simamat | 77 | 478 | / |
| Chimama | 77 | 291 | / |
| Simamma | 77 | 40 | / |
| Simaima | 77 | 32 | / |
| Shimama | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sitmama | 77 | 16 | / |
| Jimaima | 77 | 15 | / |
| Simaema | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gimaima | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zaimami | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saimama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Simamah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Simamga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Simamai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jimamat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Simaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simatma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simmama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simamha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jimamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeemama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jimmama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshimama | 71 | 481 | / |
| Chimaima | 71 | 66 | / |
| Simmamma | 71 | 64 | / |
| Tsimamma | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chimamat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shimamay | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chimauma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simammoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dzemaema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shimamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simamaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simhamha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soimamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimgama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jimmamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simamahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zemame | 67 | 2,111 | / |
| Zimemo | 67 | 646 | / |
| Semama | 67 | 247 | / |
| Zimomo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Simema | 67 | 99 | / |
| Jimami | 67 | 70 | / |
| Simamo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Simami | 67 | 42 | / |
| Shimmamma | 67 | 28 | / |
| Saitmamat | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jemama | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gemama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zimomi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jimame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gimame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gimami | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimmamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zemami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zimama
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