Chimwemwe Forename

7,757th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 134,307 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimwemwe Forename Definition:

Chimwemwe is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: joy.

Chimwemwe Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
53%
 
132,8571:1292
Zambia-1,0451:15,1721,455
Tanzania
 
71%
2191:241,0439,249
England
 
73%
551:1,010,96216,753
South Africa
 
67%
301:1,817,75556,088
Zimbabwe
 
60%
181:856,87931,986
United States-181:20,140,943163,910
Sudan-161:2,362,9363,917
Ireland-121:386,9605,608
Iceland-61:61,0033,164
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669

Chimwemwe (941) may also be a surname.

Chimwemwe Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chimwemwe is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: joy.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chimwemwe Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimmwemwe959/
Chimwemwee954/
Chimwemw949/
Chemwemwe891/
Chinwemwe891/
Kimwemwe8250/
Chemwembe781/
Chimbembe781/
Himbembe711/
Chinwenwa67876/
Tshimbembe631/
Simbembe592/
Chimbimbi567/
Ximbhembhe531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimwemwe