Zimbovu Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Zimbovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbavu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zimbawu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Zimbabu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jimbowu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zembabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbowu | 63 | 4 | / |
| Zembabous | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zemboubou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simbabu | 57 | 36 | / |
| Cimbawu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Simbewu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Jembowu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gimbawu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chimbawu | 53 | 11 | / |
| Zenbabou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Shimbabu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Chimwavu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cimbaswu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chembobu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbawu | 50 | 1,902 | / |
| Tshimbewu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Zimbovu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis