Chimbia Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Chimbia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chimbia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimbia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimbia is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chimbia.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimbia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbia reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Excluding Malawi it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchimbiap | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chumbia | 86 | 189 | / |
| Chimbio | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chembia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schimbiadt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chembiah | 80 | 33 | / |
| Chymbiap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbia | 77 | 3,503 | / |
| Kimbia | 77 | 57 | / |
| Gimbia | 77 | 25 | / |
| Zimbia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hembia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jimbia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tchembiap | 75 | 18 | / |
| Chitimbya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chembea | 71 | 508 | / |
| Kaimbia | 71 | 148 | / |
| Zimbiha | 71 | 148 | / |
| Quimbia | 71 | 104 | / |
| Simbiat | 71 | 73 | / |
| Simebia | 71 | 35 | / |
| Chumbio | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khembia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siembia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shimbya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kimbiat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simbias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimvia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiembia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hembiap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbiay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbeiya | 67 | 478 | / |
| Simboyia | 67 | 31 | / |
| Himbejja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chembijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbuiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbojia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbiaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbaija | 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 Chimbia
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