Chimau Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Chimau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chimau (15) may also be a first name.
Chimau Demographics
Chimau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chimau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimau (Hindi: चिमाऊ) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chimau.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Chimau occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chimau live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimau is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe Chimau is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent are found, Harare Province, where 25 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 22 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Chimau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chimau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chimau in the Hindi language | ||
| चिमाऊ | cima'u | 50 |
| चिमऊ | cima'u | 50 |
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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 Chimau
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