Zimela Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zimela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8861:61,1497,717
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Zimela (299) may also be a first name.

Zimela Last Name Facts

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

Zimela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 395,841st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. Zimela is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zimela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 509,704th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 299 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 61,149. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Zimela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zimela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.94% less than the national average, earning R 109,464 per year and in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimeela923/
Zeimela921/
Zimelya921/
Ziemela921/
Dzimela921/
Zimoela921/
Zimla9132/
Dzimiela8626/
Simela831,325/
Cimela83510/
Zimola83320/
Zemela83159/
Zimele83139/
Zymela83136/
Ziemla8358/
Zimala8311/
Šimela8310/
Zimila8310/
Jimela839/
Gimela834/
Zimeli833/
Dzimla832/
Zimelo831/
Zimloa831/
Zhimla831/
Dziemiela8073/
Ziemele771,365/
Seimela771,061/
Chimela771,019/
Simaela771,011/
Zhemela77320/
Zemella77294/
Zimelis77139/
Szymela7799/
Szemela7796/
Zimello7791/
Gimmela7769/
Zimeleh7759/
Simiela7745/
Simella7744/
Siemela7724/
Tsimela7722/
Zymella7721/
Zemelya7716/
Shimela7715/
Simeila7713/
Zsimala7710/
Simelia777/
Zimeler777/
Zhymela776/
Jimelia775/
Jimmela774/
Zhimila773/
Simeela773/
Djimela773/
Scimela773/
Zimilia773/
Zimaila772/
Gimella771/
Gimetla771/
Zimesle771/
Simetla771/
Zimmele771/
Sihmela771/
Zeimele771/
Zimalay771/
Zsimola771/
Simelya771/
Gimelas771/
Dzimala771/
Zimmely770/
Simla732,106/
Zemla73764/
Jimla73197/
Zymla73164/
Gimla73101/
Cimla734/
Ziemelis711,240/
Dzhemela7164/
Ziemlacz7133/
Tsimelas7128/
Tshimela7121/
Chimmela7112/
Tchimela7112/
Zeimelis717/
Shimeila716/
Czimalla716/
Szemiela716/
Chitmela715/
Djuimela714/
Gimmella713/
Chimetla713/
Chimeala713/
Zhemelya712/
Saimetla711/
Jaimelia711/
Cimeglia711/
Cimhelia711/
Gimellia711/
Shimiela711/
Zimolahy711/
Simellia711/
Siemmela711/
Simuella711/
Djimelah711/
Chimeyla711/
Simelahe711/
Zimmeler710/
Ziemmely710/
Simala673,965/
Simola673,252/
Semela672,615/
Jemela672,317/
Shimelash672,097/
Simlai67703/
Simila67621/
Simlah67526/
Zimolo67413/
Simeli67378/
Gemela67257/
Zemala67195/
Zemele67192/
Symela67158/
Jimelo67124/
Gimeli67113/
Cimele6786/
Zemeła6783/
Jimila6778/
Simelo6778/
Simele6778/
Zemola6774/
Gimelo6772/
Cimeli6744/
Zymeła6744/
Zsemla6727/
Zymola6725/
Ziemlo6724/
Cimila6722/
Jimeli6721/
Jimele6712/
Ziemła6712/
Zemila6710/
Schimiela678/
Gimeła678/
Zimała677/
Siemla676/
Jimlai675/
Gimlai674/
Simlea674/
Zemelo673/
Gimele673/
Zimile673/
Zemeli673/
Simlay672/
Zimili672/
Gimila672/
Jimlat672/
Zīmele672/
Giemla672/
Gimlas672/
Chithmela671/
Gimlia671/
Simlla671/
Simmla671/
Zemlat671/
Jaimla671/
Juimla671/
Zemlay671/
Ziemelytė671/
Zimelliot671/
Zimily671/
Žimelo671/
Zzemla671/
Zēmele671/
Saimla671/
Gimlau671/
Cemela671/
Djimla671/
Gimlay670/
Zimley670/

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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
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  • 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 Zimela
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