Chiminyu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Chiminyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Chiminyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiminyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiminyu is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiminyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chiminyu are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chiminyu is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 261,665. In Zimbabwe Chiminyu is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 73 percent reside, Harare Province, where 22 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himinyu | 93 | 19 | / |
| Chimunyu | 88 | 122 | / |
| Hsiminyu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Shiminyu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Himminyu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimenyu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siminyu | 80 | 2,612 | / |
| Kiminyu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kiminyus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemunyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsiminyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimeniu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chumunyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimenyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiminju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seminyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimunhuju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siminoiu | 63 | 30 | / |
| Kiminius | 63 | 12 | / |
| Chemenju | 63 | 4 | / |
| Siminhuj | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hemignou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sseminyu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Seminyuy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chemegnu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simionoiu | 59 | 10 | / |
| Kimenju | 53 | 347 | / |
| Kimeniu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Semenyuh | 50 | 34 | / |
| Simenius | 50 | 13 | / |
| Tsemenyu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Semenyue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Semenyut | 50 | 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 Chiminyu
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