Zimu Surname

89,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,9301:10,9891,372
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
England121:4,643,172139,951
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
China81:170,915,1968,932
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Zimú (1) are calculated separately.

Zimu (264) may also be a first name.

Zimu Last Name Facts

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

Zimu (Russian: Зиму) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Zimú. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 89,489th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,359,110 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Zimu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zimu is also the 547,545th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 264 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,930 people, or 1 in 10,989. In South Africa Zimu is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 41 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Zimu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zimu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.25% less than the national average, earning R 172,872 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimú921/
Zimou89261/
Zimeu8928/
Zhimu8921/
Zimus898/
Zaimu896/
Zimmu894/
Dzimu892/
Zimuš892/
Zimut891/
Zismu891/
Zimhu891/
Zimgu891/
Zimau891/
Tzimou80263/
Zimmou80240/
Ziemus8054/
Zhaimu8027/
Zaimou8016/
Zaimus806/
Dzimau805/
Zimush804/
Zihmou804/
Dzimou803/
Zimuch801/
Zimhou801/
Zimeus801/
Zhimou801/
Jimu7516,782/
Simu7513,276/
Zemu759,419/
Gimu75301/
Cimu75131/
Ximu753/
Zimouch732/
Tziomou731/
Zihmmou731/
Ziemeus731/
Zaimoud731/
Za'eimu731/
Zeimuth730/
Shimu6733,158/
Simou676,962/
Simeu672,748/
Soimu671,378/
Simau67636/
Simut67507/
Simui67451/
Chimu67438/
Jaimu67402/
Simus67367/
Gimui67328/
Saimu67235/
Jimhu67192/
Zemou67175/
Djimu67132/
Şoimu67125/
Zhemu67123/
Siemu67103/
Jismu6795/
Tsimu6779/
Cimut6776/
Zemui6771/
Jimus6756/
Suimu6753/
Jimau6750/
Simuț6750/
Simuh6749/
Jimou6745/
Simmu6740/
Cimus6736/
Gitmu6732/
Gimus6731/
Jimut6730/
Jimmu6726/
Zemuh6725/
Zemuy6722/
Dzemu6720/
Jhimu6717/
Gimut6715/
Seimu6711/
Zemeu6711/
Cimeu679/
Jimui678/
Simud678/
Cimui677/
Xeimu677/
Caimu676/
Zemus676/
Gimau676/
Simuy675/
Zimoň675/
Gimou675/
Cimmu674/
Şaimu674/
Zeimouch674/
Simuj673/
Simgu672/
Zaymu672/
Cimau672/
Cimou672/
Gimeu672/
Jihmu672/
Gismu672/
Ximou672/
Czemu671/
Gimhu671/
Simhu671/
Gimmu671/
Zymus671/
Gihmu671/
Gimuy671/
Za'eimud671/
Zemud671/
Jitmu671/
Zemau670/

Zimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zimu in the Russian language
Зимуzimu-

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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
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  • 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 Zimu
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