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 most in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zimbabwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimbabwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Zimbabwe is predominantly found 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 prevalent forename on earth, held by 142 people.

The surname Zimbabwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 197,926. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 76 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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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