Chimbwa Surname
Approximately 704 people bear this surname
Chimbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 694 | 1:22,245 | 3,353 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chimbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimbwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimbwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 475,239th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimbwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chimbwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 22,245. In Zimbabwe Chimbwa is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 23 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiombwa | 93 | 20 | / |
| Chimbwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwaya | 88 | 51 | / |
| Chisembwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chimbweha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chimbwe | 86 | 1,592 | / |
| Chimbwi | 86 | 523 | / |
| Shimbwa | 86 | 131 | / |
| Chembwa | 86 | 65 | / |
| Chumbwa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chimbua | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chimpwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chimbba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chichimbwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chuumbwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Chimbwiz | 80 | 41 | / |
| Tchimbba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hitembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simbwa | 77 | 2,101 | / |
| Zimbwa | 77 | 576 | / |
| Kimbwa | 77 | 375 | / |
| Hembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chisembwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchiombua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chisimbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssimbwa | 71 | 3,563 | / |
| Chinbua | 71 | 113 | / |
| Chimbuo | 71 | 91 | / |
| Kaimbwa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Chumbua | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chembwe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chimvua | 71 | 9 | / |
| Himbuat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chimbue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimbhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiombwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinbuah | 67 | 991 | / |
| Cheembwe | 67 | 197 | / |
| Tshimbua | 67 | 89 | / |
| Himbuach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinbuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chembwee | 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 Chimbwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis