Chilimira Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chilimira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilimira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chilimira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chilimira occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilimira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 448,102nd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilimira are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chilimira is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Beside Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilumira891/
Chilimire891/
Chilumirha841/
Hilimire8296/
Kilimira8234/
Chilimeri781/
Chilumura781/
Chilemere674/
Helemire590/
Khelemera5611/
Khylymera566/

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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
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  • 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 Chilimira
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