Zimvu Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zimvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zimvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zimvu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimvu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Zimvu are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 99,602. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Bulawayo Province, where 46 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 17 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimevu9119/
Zimbu80219/
Simvu807/
Zimbou7354/
Zinvou7317/
Dzimbu731/
Zimbuh731/
Zzimbu731/
Simvou731/
Zoimbu731/
Zimbau731/
Zimbut731/
Zgimbau67185/
Tshimvu6721/
Chimvuu6716/
Zinevhu6715/
Chiomvu672/
Zitembu671/
Dzimbou671/

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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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  • 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 Zimvu
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