Zinyama Surname

118,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zinyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zinyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,6561:4,223370
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Zinyama (57) may also be a first name.

Zinyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zinyama is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinyama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,271st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,874,369 people. The last name Zinyama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zinyama reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3,656 people, or 1 in 4,223. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 23 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzinyama939/
Sinyama861,708/
Jinyama86161/
Cinyama8676/
Ginyama863/
Zinyame862/
Shinyama80594/
Tjinyama803/
Sienyama801/
Chinyamai751/
Chinyamah751/
Shinyamma751/
Senyama71140/
Zinyome7190/
Giniama7148/
Jinyami7123/
Zignami718/
Sinyoma712/
Zinhame711/
Xinhama711/
Genyama711/
Cinhama711/
Sinyame711/
Sinhama711/
Zinyomo711/
Chinhama672,795/
Ssenyama67300/
Shinhama67175/
Tjinjama67158/
Senyamat6751/
Ginjauma6715/
Chiniama673/
Chinjama672/
Senyamad672/
Sinyooma671/
Siniamma671/
Ginjamma671/
Jinjamma671/
Jiniamma671/

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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 Zinyama
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