Zimele Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Zimele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Latvia | 60 | 1:34,167 | 5,221 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Zīmele (2) are calculated separately.
Zimele (1,761) may also be a first name.
Zimele Demographics
Average Zimele Salary in
South Africa
R 92,952
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Zimele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zimele (Russian: Зимеле) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Zīmele. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Zimele are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 182,443rd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,761 people.
This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent reside, North West, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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
Zimele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zimele in the Russian language | ||
| Зимеле | zimele | - |
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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 Zimele
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