Zimwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Zimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Zimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zimwe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zimwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zimwe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Zimwe is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Buikwe District, where 50 percent reside and Luweero District, where 50 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzimwe | 91 | 150 | / |
| Zzimwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Zimw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zimeweh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zimbe | 80 | 837 | / |
| Simwe | 80 | 167 | / |
| Zemwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Zimwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zinwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zimue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zimwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimwe | 73 | 720 | / |
| Zzimbe | 73 | 600 | / |
| Jimwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dzimbe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ziembe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zimwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaimbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimuey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzimwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gimwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zzimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwe | 67 | 84 | / |
| Chimwee | 67 | 75 | / |
| Tchimwe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zimwaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zimwowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zhimbey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dziembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimnweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzimbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuimues | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zimwe
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