Chimawo Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Chimawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chimawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimawo is most common in Malawi. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chimawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimawo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 966,131st most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. Chimawo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimawo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Not including Malawi Chimawo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimhawo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chimabo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chimavo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chimewo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chimawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shimawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchimavo | 80 | 121 | / |
| Chimaswa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chimaboi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimauwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simawo | 77 | 168 | / |
| Jimawo | 77 | 85 | / |
| Himawa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Zimawo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hemawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchimabou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimowa | 71 | 3,336 | / |
| Chemowo | 71 | 349 | / |
| Chimeva | 71 | 120 | / |
| Chimova | 71 | 90 | / |
| Chimoba | 71 | 50 | / |
| Shimawa | 71 | 36 | / |
| Chimewa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Himawat | 71 | 15 | / |
| Himawas | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shimabo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chemawa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimaba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimovo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimawua | 67 | 392 | / |
| Chemoiwo | 67 | 314 | / |
| Chemaywa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Chimhowa | 67 | 196 | / |
| Chimaeva | 67 | 185 | / |
| Shimaiwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shimaibo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chemoywo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chimeeva | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chimewah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chemaiwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chimhova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chimahua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schimová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Himawaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchemavo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchemowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimmava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemawat | 67 | 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 Chimawo
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