Zwimba Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zwimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2111:73,16710,843
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Zwimba (13) may also be a first name.

Zwimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwimba is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,129,067th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zwimba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 13 people.

The last name Zwimba is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 73,167. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 47 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 22 percent reside and Harare Province, where 18 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zvimba831,049/
Zwimbi839/
Zwemba831/
Zwimbe831/
Dzwimbo7735/
Dzvimba771/
Zwnba731/
Zvimbi6761/
Zvimbo6710/
Cuimba676/
Zwembo671/
Suimba671/

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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 Zwimba
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