Chimanya Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Chimanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 542 | 1:28,484 | 4,378 |
| Zambia | 345 | 1:45,942 | 4,427 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimanya (71) may also be a first name.
Chimanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimanya (Hindi: चिमन्या, Marathi: िचमण्या) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 385,337th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimanya are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chimanya is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 71 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 28,484. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 40 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 10 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 37 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimhanya | 94 | 2 | / |
| Tchimanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimeanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimganya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cimanya | 93 | 35 | / |
| Chimanja | 88 | 471 | / |
| Chimonya | 88 | 182 | / |
| Chimania | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chimanyo | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chemanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimanha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshimanya | 82 | 21 | / |
| Tchimanha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tchimanyo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimhanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gimanya | 80 | 72 | / |
| Jimanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimonyo | 75 | 981 | / |
| Ciemania | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hismania | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimamja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gimahanya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tshimanja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Himaña | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cemania | 67 | 298 | / |
| Chaimangio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zemanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zimonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimania | 67 | 1 | / |
Chimanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimanya in the Hindi language | ||
| चिमन्या | ciman'ya | - |
| Chimanya in the Marathi language | ||
| िचमण्या | icamanya | 91.67 |
| चीमन्या | ciman'ya | 8.33 |
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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 Chimanya
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