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.
- takwanaChaminama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaminama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaminama is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaminama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 82,118. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 72 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 11 percent reside and Harare Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Chaminama is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Chaminama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis