Chimamu Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1311:120,9929,219
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Chimamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimamu is most common in Zambia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimamu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 120,992. In Zambia Chimamu is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 57 percent live, Southern Province, where 30 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Chimamu Last Name Statistics demography

Chimamu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.77% less than the national average, earning R 40,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Himamu926/
Cimamu921/
Chemamu865/
Himammu861/
Chimahamou821/
Tshimamu801/
Kimamu7733/
Simamu7711/
Zimamu779/
Jimamu774/
Himamouch751/
Hemamou71263/
Simhamu7110/
Kimamou715/
Himammouch714/
Jaimamu713/
Simamuj713/
Tchimoumou712/
Kimamui711/
Kaimamu711/
Hemamuu711/
Simgamu711/
Simamujh671/
Tshemamu671/
Jemamu62561/
Kemamu6224/
Kimomu6210/
Semamu623/
Hajmahmoud5919/
Heemmahmud594/
Zemamou57170/
Kemamou57159/
Semamou571/
Zemammou539/
Simoumou539/
Hemoumou531/
Kemmamou531/
Simoummou501/
Khemoumou501/
Tsimoumou501/

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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 Chimamu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis