Zimeni Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zimeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Zimeni (13) may also be a first name.

Zimeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zimeni is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zimeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimeni? popularity and diffusion

Zimeni is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Zimeni live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Zimeni is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Zimeni is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimheni92198/
Zeimeni921/
Dzimenyi864/
Zuimegni861/
Zsimenyi861/
Zsimheni861/
Cimeni83857/
Zimene8380/
Zimini8351/
Zemeni8319/
Zimeny832/
Zaimene7751/
Scimeni7729/
Tsimeni7717/
Zimhene7713/
Zimhini779/
Zemenoi773/
Zeumeni772/
Zemenie772/
Zejmeni771/
Ciemeni771/
Cimenei771/
Zhimini771/
Zaimini771/
Tsimenis7149/
Tchimeni7141/
Chimenyi7129/
Chimheni7119/
Chuimeni716/
Chimengi716/
Zeimiene713/
Chimeeni713/
Ziemiene713/
Chaimeni712/
Tsiemeni711/
Zemene6717,993/
Cimini675,198/
Cimene67303/
Cimena6797/
Tchuimeni6787/
Zimine6773/
Zemini6751/
Cemeni6746/
Tchimegni6742/
Ziminy677/
Tshimenyi671/

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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 Zimeni
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