Zimwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Zimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dzimwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zzimwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zimway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zimwaya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Zimwash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zimba | 80 | 184,084 | / |
| Simwa | 80 | 2,271 | / |
| Jimwa | 80 | 2,235 | / |
| Zimva | 80 | 49 | / |
| Gimwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zinwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zimwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zemwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zimwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dzimwash | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zimbaowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ziemba | 73 | 9,681 | / |
| Dzimba | 73 | 2,573 | / |
| Dzemwa | 73 | 621 | / |
| Chimwa | 73 | 223 | / |
| Zimbah | 73 | 165 | / |
| Dzimwe | 73 | 150 | / |
| Simwai | 73 | 103 | / |
| Zaimba | 73 | 26 | / |
| Zzimba | 73 | 20 | / |
| Zimbha | 73 | 17 | / |
| Zimbai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Simway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zeimba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zemwai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zzimwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Simwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhemwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziemva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cimwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gimhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzimwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zinwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zinway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zemway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Dziemba | 67 | 741 | / |
| Chimway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zimeweh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zmva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsimewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzimbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Znwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zienway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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