Chimimba Surname

87,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,6071:4,746668
Zimbabwe1,0051:15,3612,160
Zambia8841:17,9302,003
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Chimimba (142) may also be a first name.

Chimimba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimimba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chimimba is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chimimba.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimimba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,098th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,318,536 people. The last name Chimimba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimimba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 142 people.

Chimimba is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,607 people, or 1 in 4,746. Other than Malawi Chimimba is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Zambia, where 16 percent reside.

Chimimba Last Name Statistics demography

Chimimba earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimaimba942,146/
Chismhimba891/
Chimimbi88368/
Chimimbe88241/
Chimumba88107/
Chimemba8814/
Tchimmba881/
Tshimimba822/
Himhiemba821/
Kimimba8028/
Simimba8011/
Himimbi801/
Chimmimber781/
Chimembe75628/
Simaimba7544/
Chemumba755/
Chimembo752/
Shimemba751/
Gkimimba751/
Kimuimba751/
Khimmbaj751/
Simmba71238/
Chimembeh714/
Gimmba711/
Kimmba711/
Zimmba711/
Simemba67651/
Kimemba67100/
Zimemba6726/
Semimba673/
Kimmbah671/
Gimimbe671/
Simmbau671/

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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 Chimimba
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