Zimela Surname
Approximately 891 people bear this surname
Zimela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 886 | 1:61,149 | 7,717 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Zimela (299) may also be a first name.
Zimela Demographics
Average Zimela Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zimela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zimela is most common in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zimela is the 395,841st most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. It occurs predominantly 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 commonly held first name world-wide, held by 299 people.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 61,149. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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.
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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 Zimela
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