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 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

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zimele
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