Chimhamhiwa Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Chimhamhiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 296 | 1:52,156 | 7,938 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chimhamhiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimhamhiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimhamhiwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimhamhiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 893,754th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimhamhiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chimhamhiwa is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 52,156. In Zimbabwe Chimhamhiwa is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 60 percent reside, Harare Province, where 11 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Namibia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimhamhihwa | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chimhamiwa | 95 | 19 | / |
| Chimamiwa | 90 | 17 | / |
| Chimanhiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simamiwo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chaimaneewat | 61 | 1 | / |
| Shimanewa | 60 | 68 | / |
| Cimanebhai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Simangoiwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Simanhwa | 53 | 63 | / |
| Simanywa | 53 | 27 | / |
| Simaniva | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zimanywa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sinaniwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Semaniwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jimanibai | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chimhamhiwa
- 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