Zimbiru Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zimbiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zimbiru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2121:72,82210,797
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Zimbiru Demographics

Zimbiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Zimbiru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zimbiru occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimbiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zimbiru is the 1,115,011th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname Zimbiru is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zimbiru are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Zimbiru is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 72,822. In Zimbabwe Zimbiru is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 43 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 43 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Zimbiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zimbiru surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zmbairu861/
Chimbiru80125/
Zmbeirou801/
Simbierou751/
Sembiru7113/
Simberu7110/
Sinbiru711/
Shembiru6712/
Chimberu673/
Simberou671/
Shinbiru671/
Sembeirou638/
Jemberu5711,451/
Gemberu575/
Sinberu571/
Chimweru5344/
Jemberru531/
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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 Zimbiru
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