Zimbawo Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zimbawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimbawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Zimbawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zimbawo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zimbawo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimbawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zimbawo is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zimbawo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe Zimbawo is most common in: Harare Province, where 72 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbawo862/
Zimbawa861/
Shimbawo805/
Chimbawo801/
Tshimbawo754/
Zimbeva71949/
Simbawa71891/
Zimbowa71243/
Zimwowa719/
Simbabo712/
Zimbovo711/
Simbowo711/
Zimbewa711/
Simwawo711/
Zimbava711/
Simbawah67199/
Chimbawa6767/
Zimbaeva6760/
Ziembová6732/
Chimbowo6720/
Dzimbova6714/
Zimbowah6713/
Suimbawa676/
Zimbeeva674/
Shimbabo672/
Simbeywo671/
Chimwawo671/
Simboywo671/
Ziembova671/
Zembabou671/
Chimbabo671/

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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 Zimbawo
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