Zimbabwe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimbabwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zimbabwe (142) may also be a first name.

Zimbabwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zimbabwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimbabwe? popularity and diffusion

Zimbabwe is the 2,091,648th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zimbabwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 142 people.

The surname Zimbabwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 197,926. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 76 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzimbabwe946/
Zimbabwae941/
Zimbabe9320/
Zimbabve8810/
Zumbabwe881/
Zimbab860/
Simbabawe824/
Chimbabwe824/
Zimbwabwa821/
Simbabe803/
Zimbabu801/
Zimbwabwaa781/
Ziemebab751/
Sinbabwe751/
Simbayobewe7437/
Siambobwe711/
Simbabaye711/
Simbab711/
Siembab671,103/
Simbobe67168/
Simbabi6738/
Simbabu6736/
Zambabo6727/
Simbaba678/
Zumbaba672/
Simbabo672/
Zombaba672/
Zimbeba672/
Cimabab671/
Simbebe671/
Zembaba671/
Zambaba671/
Sambabe671/

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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 Zimbabwe
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