Chimbwaya Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Chimbwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Chimbwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimbwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimbwaya is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chimbwaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimbwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimbwaya is the 2,718,172nd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbwaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 70 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent live and Harare Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Chimbwaya exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimbwayi | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chimbuaya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwa | 88 | 704 | / |
| Tshimbwaya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimpweya | 78 | 314 | / |
| Chimbweha | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chembweya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwe | 75 | 1,592 | / |
| Chimbwi | 75 | 523 | / |
| Chembwa | 75 | 65 | / |
| Chimpwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tshimbuaya | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chimphweya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwiz | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tchimbwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshimbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimpwayi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chimbueja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chisembwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chumpuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hembwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwi | 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 Chimbwaya
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