Chimako Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chimako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3091:149,45011,887
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chimako (124) may also be a first name.

Chimako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimako (Marathi: चीमको) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimako? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimako are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 124 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 149,450. In Kenya Chimako is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 99 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 8 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

Chimako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chimako surname is primarily Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chimako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chimako in the Marathi language
चीमकोcimako-

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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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  • 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 Chimako
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