Chimbama Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Chimbama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chimbama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimbama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimbama occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimbama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimbama are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Chimbama is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 21 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimboma | 88 | 156 | / |
| Chimbami | 88 | 28 | / |
| Shimbama | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chembamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimbama | 80 | 20 | / |
| Simbama | 80 | 12 | / |
| Himboma | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zimbama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himbame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jimbamma | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chinvama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemwama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimbamo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimboma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jimbhamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimboma | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kimbamo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kembama | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haimvatmma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zembama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimuama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hembamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sembama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hembame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuamga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simboma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinnuamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbouma | 63 | 62 | / |
| Jimuhama | 63 | 12 | / |
| Chemuhammat | 63 | 9 | / |
| Himboume | 63 | 5 | / |
| Haimuhammad | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbomo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hajmuhammad | 53 | 6 | / |
| Zemboma | 53 | 2 | / |
| Jimwoma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jimuoma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Henuama | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Chimbama
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