Chimbwi Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Chimbwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 339 | 1:156,170 | 14,044 |
| Zambia | 172 | 1:92,151 | 7,541 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chimbwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimbwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimbwi is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chimbwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimbwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 595,654th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Chimbwi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimbwi live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Chimbwi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 156,170. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 94 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 3 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimbwiz | 93 | 41 | / |
| Chimbwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwe | 86 | 1,592 | / |
| Chimbwa | 86 | 704 | / |
| Chumbwi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chimbui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cimbwiz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kimbwi | 77 | 421 | / |
| Simbwi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Chimbwaya | 75 | 51 | / |
| Chimbweha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chimbuihe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chisembwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chisimbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbwiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbwid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chumbwe | 71 | 610 | / |
| Shimbwa | 71 | 131 | / |
| Chembwa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Shimbwe | 71 | 62 | / |
| Chembwe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Tsimbwi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chimpwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zimbwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuumbwe | 67 | 701 | / |
| Cheembwe | 67 | 197 | / |
| Tshimbwe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Tshimbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchinbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiembwe | 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 Chimbwi
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