Zimbwa Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Zimbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 520 | 1:29,689 | 4,559 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Zimbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zimbwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimbwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zimbwa is the 553,576th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zimbwa are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 29,689. In Zimbabwe Zimbwa is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Zimbwa exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbhwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Simbwa | 83 | 2,101 | / |
| Zimbwe | 83 | 715 | / |
| Zembwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Zimbua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chimbwa | 77 | 704 | / |
| Zzimbwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zuumbwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zimbwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzimbva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiombwa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chimbwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembwa | 67 | 192 | / |
| Simbua | 67 | 126 | / |
| Simbwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Jimbwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Simbwi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zembwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zembua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gembwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jembwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbba | 67 | 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 Zimbwa
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