Zimbu Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Zimbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1181:391,35522,129
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zimbu (14) may also be a first name.

Zimbu Last Name Facts

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

Zimbu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimbu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,111,382nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name Zimbu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zimbu are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Zimbu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Zimbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimbou9154/
Zimbut911/
Zimbau911/
Zoimbu911/
Zzimbu911/
Zimbuh911/
Dzimbu911/
Zmbu891/
Zgimbau83185/
Dzimbou831/
Tzimbou831/
Simbu804,268/
Gimbu80384/
Jimbu80342/
Zimvu80175/
Zembu80165/
Cimbu8044/
Zimbaust771/
Simbou731,420/
Shimbu731,223/
Jimbau73421/
Chimbu73377/
Gimbut73209/
Djimbu73116/
Siembu7375/
Tsimbu7371/
Simbhu7362/
Gimbus7339/
Czimbó7331/
Simbau7331/
Simbuu7329/
Zembou7327/
Simbut7322/
Zimevu7319/
Gimbou7315/
Saimbu7314/
Simbui7313/
Simbup737/
Gimbau737/
Jimbut737/
Coimbu737/
Jimbui736/
Simbus736/
Simbuh734/
Simbeu733/
Jimbou732/
Simbud732/
Cimbau731/
Zienbu731/
Gimbui731/
Tshimbu678,561/
Tchimbu67595/
Zembout67226/
Tsimbou67219/
Chimbau67203/
Chimbeu6799/
Zembuch6722/
Siembou6719/
Djimbou6718/
Zhembus6715/
Shimbhu6713/
Chimbou6713/
Chimbut678/
Gimbutt677/
Smbu676/
Simbout675/
Shimbau675/
Chimbuu674/
Shaimbu673/
Chimbuh672/
Zembush672/
Chimbui671/
Jaimbut671/
Jmbu671/
Dzembui671/
Simbhui671/
Simmbau671/
Djimbeu671/
Gimbult671/
Gimbous671/
Zaimboe671/
Saimbou671/
Simebou671/
Simbuha671/
Soimbou671/
Zmbó671/
Zinbuch670/
Simbous670/

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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 Zimbu
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