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

The surname Zimbu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. 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 numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zimbu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename globally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya Zimbu is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Zimbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zimbu surname is principally 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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