Zimasa Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

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

Zimasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Latvia41:512,51230,386

Zimasa (5,725) may also be a first name.

Zimasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zimasa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zimasa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimasa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Zimasa is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zimasa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zimasa is also the 88,296th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 5,725 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Latvia, where 3 percent live.

Zimasa Last Name Statistics demography

Zimasa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.02% less than the national average, earning R 149,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimaisa923/
Zeimasa921/
Zimase831,265/
Gimasa83157/
Zimasi8320/
Simasa8313/
Cimasa838/
Jimasa835/
Zaimassai801/
Chimasa77441/
Zuimaca7730/
Saimasa7715/
Simmasa779/
Shimasa775/
Gimassa774/
Zaimasi773/
Jitmasa772/
Gimasai771/
Zemassa771/
Simaesa771/
Siemasa771/
Ciemasa771/
Gimasha771/
Chimasha71242/
Tshimasa71116/
Simaisha7141/
Shimatsa7126/
Shimasaa7119/
Seimassa715/
Simaisah714/
Djimassa711/
Tsimatsa711/
Jitmasay711/
Dzemassa711/
Chimaisa711/
Chimasau711/
Shimausa711/
Szymasia711/
Shimasha711/
Dzimessa711/
Chimassa711/
Chimasah711/
Ziemessa711/
Simosa671,374/
Gimase67418/
Jimaza67289/
Semasa67106/
Jimase6757/
Gimaza6748/
Simase6746/
Simasi6743/
Zemase6742/
Zimaze6733/
Zimazi6731/
Cimasi6729/
Simesa6727/
Cimosa6724/
Jemasa6713/
Gimosa676/
Simaza675/
Simasy674/
Gemasa674/
Zimazo672/
Chimassah671/
Jimasi671/
Cemasa671/
Chimhasha671/
Chimhatsa671/
Zimoza671/
Simaso671/
Shimashad671/
Gimaso671/
Gimasi671/
Zemesa671/
Zemasi671/

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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 Zimasa
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