Zimb Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Zimb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Zimb (35) may also be a first name.

Zimb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zimb occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zimb are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.

Zimb is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Zimb is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent are found and Eastern Province, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimeb891/
Zimnb891/
Ziemb891/
Zeimb891/
Zmb862/
Simb75705/
Zemb75291/
Jimb7554/
Cimb7551/
Gimb7514/
Zinb757/
Zsmb753/
Ximb752/
Zymb751/
Zimp751/
Szmb751/
Zmbd751/
Zmbt751/
Zimw751/
Zimf751/
Jzmb751/
Zimbowa73243/
Simbt6733/
Ziembová6732/
Saimb6716/
Chimb6714/
Dzimbova6714/
Gimbs6712/
Zimpe679/
Siemb674/
Shimb674/
Simbh673/
Djimb673/
Zienb673/
Jhimb672/
Zmbsh671/
Jaimb671/
Zimpf671/
Zeamb671/
Coimb671/
Jimbh671/
Zembt671/
Ziembova671/
Tsimb671/
Zimph671/
Zisnb671/
Szmbs671/
Zimpt670/
Cimbs670/
Simeb670/
Simbs670/

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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 Zimb
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