Chimatila Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Chimatila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Chimatila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimatila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimatila occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimatila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,168,711th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Chimatila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimatila are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 323,468. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 84 percent are found, Central Province, where 8 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimatilo | 89 | 121 | / |
| Chimatula | 89 | 114 | / |
| Shimatila | 89 | 25 | / |
| Ciematila | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hematila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimotela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kimataila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simatilau | 78 | 1 | / |
| Himatullah | 74 | 12 | / |
| Kimatilo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shematilo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hematullah | 63 | 759 | / |
| Chemaytely | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simotela | 59 | 6 | / |
| Shemotailo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chimatila
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