Chimbowora Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimbowora Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from a Shona word, which refers to an insect, that drills wood living on it holes. The word construction has chi-, a descriptive prefix in Shona language, and would still mean the same without the prefix, as in Mbowora Mboora, also as in Bowora or Booral, which means 'to drill a hole' in Shona.

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Chimbowora Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Chimbowora Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from a Shona word, which refers to an insect, that drills wood living on it holes. The word construction has chi-, a descriptive prefix in Shona language, and would still mean the same without the prefix, as in Mbowora Mboora, also as in Bowora or Booral, which means 'to drill a hole' in Shona.

The meaning of chimbowora or chimboora would be 'one who drills', this can further refer to the tools used for the purposes of drilling holes or boring holes in a way.

Chimbowora is common surname among the Shona people from mainly the Mpofu or Shava clan also known as Hera clan or VaHera of the Eland totem bearers originating from Bowera or Buhera Zimbabwe, Africa.

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Chimbowora Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimbowora Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chimbowora has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimbowora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chimbowora are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 406,269. In Zimbabwe Chimbowora is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 66 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimbovora9042/
Chimbowoero861/
Zimbowora8439/
Chimbovoro801/
Chimbowaero7610/
Zimbovora7470/
Zimbobora741/
Chimbabura701/
Chimbovero701/
Simbawara635/

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