Chimhuwa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Chimhuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chimhuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimhuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimhuwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimhuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimhuwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 385,956. In Zimbabwe Chimhuwa is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 53 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 43 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimuwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimhuva | 88 | 142 | / |
| Chinhuwa | 88 | 79 | / |
| Chimuswa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimuhwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimhuba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinchuwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuswa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinuwa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Chumuwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Shimuwa | 80 | 37 | / |
| Chimuwo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chimuwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chimuba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chimuva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuwo | 75 | 189 | / |
| Chemuswa | 75 | 87 | / |
| Chimuswe | 75 | 63 | / |
| Chinuhwa | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chinhuba | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chimuswo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemnuwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimouba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimuwa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Simuwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chimmowai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chumhueva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chimubhai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kimuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinchuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinhuwwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jimuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hinuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimauwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimuvi | 67 | 288 | / |
| Chinuwo | 67 | 131 | / |
| Zimhuva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zinhuwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chinuba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimmuchui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenchuwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimowe | 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 Chimhuwa
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