Chimanja Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Chimanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 124 | 1:124,502 | 16,668 |
| Zambia | 59 | 1:268,643 | 15,815 |
Chimanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimanja is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 643,972nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimanja are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Outside of Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and Zambia, where 13 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 Chimanja
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