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
The last name Chimenza is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimenza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimenza is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Chimenza is predominantly 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.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent reside and Southern Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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