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 surname Zinyama occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zinyama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zinyama? popularity and diffusion

Zinyama is the 118,271st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,874,369 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zinyama reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zinyama is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,656 people, or 1 in 4,223. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 23 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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