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
Chimau (Hindi: चिमाऊ) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Chimau occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chimau are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename globally It is held by 15 people.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 22 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Chimau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chimau 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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