Chimedza Surname

107,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimedza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimedza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,1271:3,741311
Zambia1071:148,13010,678
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England181:3,095,448105,421
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Chimedza (89) may also be a first name.

Chimedza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimedza is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimedza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,655th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,681,871 people. Chimedza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimedza live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimedza is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 89 people.

The last name Chimedza is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,127 people, or 1 in 3,741. In Zimbabwe Chimedza is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Chimedza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chimedza last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Chimedza earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

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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 Chimedza
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