Zimele Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zimele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Latvia601:34,1675,221
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Zīmele (2) are calculated separately.

Zimele (1,761) may also be a first name.

Zimele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zimele (Russian: Зимеле) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Zīmele. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zimele is the 1,504,764th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Zimele live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zimele is also the 182,443rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,761 people.

The surname Zimele is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa Zimele is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent reside, North West, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa Zimele occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 43 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Zimele Last Name Statistics demography

Zimele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.89% less than the national average, earning R 92,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zīmele942/
Ziemele921,365/
Zimeleh9259/
Zimeler927/
Zimesle921/
Zimmele921/
Zeimele921/
Zimel91140/
Zimmeler860/
Zimmel831,832/
Zimela83891/
Zemele83192/
Cimele8386/
Zimler8379/
Simele8378/
Zimehl8337/
Zimale8330/
Ziemel8312/
Jimele8312/
Zimeli833/
Gimele833/
Zimile833/
Ziemle832/
Zēmele831/
Zimoel831/
Zimole831/
Zimmle830/
Zimley830/
Ziml8030/
Simiele77864/
Tsimele77279/
Djimele77231/
Zimelis77139/
Zimmler77119/
Zaimler7790/
Chimele7765/
Zimiles7739/
Simeler7728/
Cimeley7723/
Gimelle7718/
Zimelli7714/
Simeles7713/
Zimmehl779/
Zimahle778/
Zimmile778/
Ziemehl775/
Shimele775/
Zeimale774/
Zimille774/
Zimeela773/
Zimmell773/
Simeley773/
Siemele773/
Ziemler772/
Simeile772/
Zeamele772/
Gimelet772/
Cimelle772/
Jimeleh772/
Zimmlee771/
Zeimela771/
Zimelya771/
Zimheld771/
Simeele771/
Simelle771/
Cimiele771/
Jimelle771/
Ziemela771/
Simelet771/
Simeleu771/
Szimely771/
Dziemel771/
Dzimela771/
Seimele771/
Dzimale771/
Zimmely770/
Zimlech770/
Simel733,731/
Zemel731,596/
Gimel731,018/
Simle73332/
Jimel73200/
Gimle73114/
Zeiml73103/
Cimel7351/
Zimml7346/
Zimla7332/
Zaiml7314/
Zimli7310/
Jimle737/
Zimly731/
Shimeles7143,498/
Ziemelis711,240/
Simmeler7127/
Dzimiela7126/
Dzimalle7122/
Schimele7114/
Zeimelis717/
Simielle716/
Chimeles715/
Tchimele712/
Zemeller711/
Zimelová711/
Simaelle711/
Djimelee711/
Tshimele711/
Chimeley710/
Shimeley710/
Ziemmely710/
Shimmele710/
Simmel671,692/
Semele671,588/
Simela671,325/
Simale67805/
Gimmel67575/
Schimmele67554/
Cimela67510/
Zemler67494/
Simuel67425/
Simile67415/
Simeli67378/
Gimler67301/
Zemmel67219/
Simley67197/
Zimmelová67159/
Zemela67159/
Zymela67136/
Gimeli67113/
Zsemle67109/
Çimeli67108/
Seimel67104/
Simlee6799/
Joimel6780/
Dziemiela6773/
Simell6771/
Cimile6759/
Ziemla6758/
Cimeli6744/
Jemele6742/
Zymler6741/
Zeemel6738/
Simiel6731/
Jimeli6721/
Zemale6720/
Gemele6718/
Saimel6718/
Gimell6718/
Simael6715/
Simole6714/
Zemell6712/
Siemel6711/
Zhemel6710/
Šimela6710/
Zimila6710/
Shimeless677/
Simeel677/
Simmeleit677/
Gimile677/
Simoel676/
Zimmelova675/
Jimlee675/
Jimile674/
Jimmel674/
Shimelesh674/
Simlea674/
Gimlet673/
Simeul673/
Jaimel673/
Cemele673/
Djimel673/
Zemeli673/
Zymmel672/
Zimili672/
Simeal672/
Coimel672/
Dzimla672/
Zimail672/
Jimmle671/
Hzimli671/
Cimmel671/
Əzimli671/
Zemeel671/
Zimloa671/
Gimley671/
Zemile671/
Zemlet671/
Schimiele671/
Jimeal671/
Jimley671/
Zhimla671/
Zeimüller671/
Ziemelytė671/
Zimily671/
Zimali671/
Čimale671/
Tchimeley671/
Djimle671/
Zaimli671/
Shimeleis671/
Scimel671/
Zymhel671/
Jimell670/
Simmle670/
Simely670/

Zimele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zimele in the Russian language
Зимелеzimele-

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Footnotes

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