Chimewa Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Chimewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimewah | 93 | 19 | / |
| Chimeva | 86 | 120 | / |
| Himeiwa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Chimewo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chimawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chimiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimaeva | 80 | 185 | / |
| Chimeeva | 80 | 21 | / |
| Shimewua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Simewa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Cimeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimmowai | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chimhesva | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chimmawai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Schimeeva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimawo | 71 | 269 | / |
| Kimeiwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hemeway | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shimiwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chimavo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chemawa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kimewua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimiba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simehwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsimewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simeiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimeve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chumaeva | 67 | 306 | / |
| Chemaywa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Chemaeva | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kimeiwua | 67 | 88 | / |
| Shimieva | 67 | 57 | / |
| Shimaiwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shimeeva | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chemaiwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chimisue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chemeeva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chimahua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chemoiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Himawaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chumoeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khimeeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chumeeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiemeuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimhawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chemoywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimmava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiemeawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimiveş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimives | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chymaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimavai | 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 Chimewa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis