Chimenza Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chimenza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimenza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimenza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimenza occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimenza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Chimenza are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Chimenza is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent reside and Southern Province, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimenzo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chimenze | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimenzi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiminza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimenzie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Himinza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hemenza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimenge | 75 | 757 | / |
| Chiminsa | 75 | 106 | / |
| Chimense | 75 | 70 | / |
| Chimenje | 75 | 12 | / |
| Chimengi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chiminja | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chemensa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzimenza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemenza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scemenza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimuunza | 71 | 221 | / |
| Chimenchi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Chimenger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimenjat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimennge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimingea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiminza | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Semenza | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Cemenja | 67 | 73 | / |
| Jimenze | 67 | 17 | / |
| Siminza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Schemensay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kemenza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Himenco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimenzo | 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 Chimenza
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