Chimagu Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Chimagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 422 | 1:125,454 | 11,822 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Chimagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimagu occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chimagu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimagu? popularity and diffusion
Chimagu is the 686,443rd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name Chimagu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimagu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Chimagu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 125,454. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 34 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 31 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimangu | 93 | 11 | / |
| Chimeagu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiomagu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chuimagou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchimagou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chemagu | 86 | 120 | / |
| Chimogu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shimagu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chumagu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cimangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Himangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chemagut | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shimangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimagu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gimagu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tshimangu | 75 | 27 | / |
| Tchemagou | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chemaigut | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kimangu | 71 | 383 | / |
| Simangu | 71 | 113 | / |
| Simagus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Simagou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimangou | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Hemagudd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimangau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chemogut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemoghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziemagou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simaungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simagaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemagaud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chimagu
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