Chaminama Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chaminama Surname User-submission:

The surname Chaminama refers to something that is skewed. The surname started as a nickname for one of the ancestors of the Ngara or Wamambo Zimuto clan from Chirumanzu in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. The children after him then adopted the name as their surname.

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Chaminama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1881:82,11811,985
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chaminama Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Chaminama refers to something that is skewed. The surname started as a nickname for one of the ancestors of the Ngara or Wamambo Zimuto clan from Chirumanzu in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. The children after him then adopted the name as their surname.

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Chaminama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chaminama occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaminama? popularity and diffusion

Chaminama is the 1,227,038th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Chaminama is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chaminama reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chaminama is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 82,118. In Zimbabwe Chaminama is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 72 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 11 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamunama891/
Haminami828/
Shaminahmad801/
Saminamma781/
Haminhamid742/
Jaminoma711/
Samainamahe701/
Houmigname631/
Jominami592/
Hameenheimo501/

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