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 most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimhuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimhuwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 385,956. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 53 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 43 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 2 percent reside.
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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