Chimalo Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Chimalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chimalo (40) may also be a first name.
Chimalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimalo (Oriya: ଚିମେଲା) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimalo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimalo are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chimalo is also the 1,614,485th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 587,034. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Eastern Province, where 93 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chimalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimalo in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିମେଲା | cimela | - |
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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 Chimalo
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