Chilimwe Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chilimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chilimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilimwe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilimwe? popularity and diffusion
Chilimwe is the 5,213,395th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Chilimwe are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chilimwe is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Chilimwe
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