Zimwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Zimwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zimwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Zimwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zimwa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 90 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zimwai912/
Dzimwa911/
Zzimwa911/
Zimway911/
Zimwaya8311/
Zimwash831/
Zimba80184,084/
Simwa802,271/
Jimwa802,235/
Zimva8049/
Gimwa8015/
Zinwa808/
Zimwe804/
Zemwa803/
Zimwi801/
Dzimwash776/
Zimbaowa771/
Ziemba739,681/
Dzimba732,573/
Dzemwa73621/
Chimwa73223/
Zimbah73165/
Dzimwe73150/
Simwai73103/
Zaimba7326/
Zzimba7320/
Zimbha7317/
Zimbai7313/
Simway7311/
Zeimba739/
Zemwai737/
Zzimwe732/
Simwaa731/
Zimwii731/
Zhemwa731/
Ziemva731/
Zimmba731/
Simhwa731/
Cimwai731/
Zimbau731/
Gimhwa731/
Simwah731/
Dzimwi731/
Zimbay731/
Zinwah731/
Jimwea731/
Zinway731/
Zemway731/
Chimwai671,280/
Dziemba67741/
Chimway674/
Zimeweh674/
Tchimwa672/
Zmba672/
Zmva671/
Tsimewa671/
Dzimbai671/
Znwa671/
Zienway671/

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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 Zimwa
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