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

Zimwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zimwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Zimwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zimwa live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 90 percent reside and Harare Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Zimwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis