Chimimbe Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Chimimbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
Chimimbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimimbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimimbe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimimbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,041,601st most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Chimimbe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimimbe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Besides Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimmimber | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimimba | 88 | 5,527 | / |
| Chimembe | 88 | 628 | / |
| Chimimbi | 88 | 368 | / |
| Chimumbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimaimba | 82 | 2,146 | / |
| Chimembeh | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shimmbe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cimembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gimimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himimbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimemba | 75 | 14 | / |
| Jimimbee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chemembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimembe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshimimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchemembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tshimimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himhiemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hemmbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimembe | 67 | 636 | / |
| Kimimbi | 67 | 203 | / |
| Kimimba | 67 | 28 | / |
| Simembe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Simimba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shimmbi | 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 Chimimbe
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