Chimenya Surname
Approximately 11,499 people bear this surname
Chimenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 10,874 | 1:1,574 | 158 |
| Zimbabwe | 438 | 1:35,247 | 5,440 |
| Zambia | 155 | 1:102,258 | 8,141 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chimenya (94) may also be a first name.
Chimenya Demographics
Average Chimenya Salary in
South Africa
R 103,260
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chimenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimenya occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimenya is the 45,131st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 633,755 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimenya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chimenya is also the 980,251st most frequent given name at a global level, held by 94 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 10,874 people, or 1 in 1,574. Apart from Malawi this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Chimenya Last Name Statistics demography
Chimenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.55% less than the national average, earning R 103,260 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimeanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimhenya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Himenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiminya | 88 | 1,990 | / |
| Chimenea | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chimenha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chemenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimhinya | 82 | 13 | / |
| Chiminyah | 82 | 12 | / |
| Chimmegna | 82 | 2 | / |
| Zimenya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hemenya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciminya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gimenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiminja | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chiminyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimeneo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshiminya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ciemienia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chemenioa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimingea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cemenja | 67 | 73 | / |
| Jimenia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hemenia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jemenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ciemeña | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ciminia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimenia | 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 Chimenya
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