Chaminama Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameChaminama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 188 | 1:82,118 | 11,985 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamunama | 89 | 1 | / |
| Haminami | 82 | 8 | / |
| Shaminahmad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saminamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Haminhamid | 74 | 2 | / |
| Jaminoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samainamahe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Houmigname | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jominami | 59 | 2 | / |
| Hameenheimo | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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