Chimanwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Chimanwa Last Name Facts

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

Chimanwa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimanwa? popularity and diffusion

Chimanwa is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chimanwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimanwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chimanwa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 50 percent live and Southern Province, where 50 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimanwad941/
Chimanba881/
Tshimanwa821/
Kimanwa80687/
Gimanwa80197/
Zimanwa801/
Himamwa801/
Chimanbhai78102/
Chimamba75750/
Simanhwa7563/
Chimomwa7510/
Hemanway752/
Kimanhwa751/
Chimamwe751/
Cimanuaa751/
Chimaimba712,146/
Chimhamba716/
Tchimanvo715/
Himmonway711/
Shimaunba711/
Chimaamba711/
Kimonwa6762/
Himanbi6727/
Kimanua6727/
Himamba6711/
Semanwa676/
Kemanwa671/
Zimanua671/
Himanvo671/

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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 Chimanwa
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