Chimonya Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Chimonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 158 | 1:97,710 | 13,813 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chimonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimonya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimonya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,263,456th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Chimonya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimonya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 97,710. In Zimbabwe Chimonya is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent live, Harare Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimonyo | 88 | 981 | / |
| Chimanya | 88 | 922 | / |
| Chimunya | 88 | 907 | / |
| Chimonja | 88 | 174 | / |
| Chimhonja | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chimhanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tchimanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cimanya | 80 | 35 | / |
| Himunya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zimonya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gimonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimonjo | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Chimunja | 75 | 517 | / |
| Chimanja | 75 | 471 | / |
| Chimania | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chimunia | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chimanyo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chemanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimanha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimanya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chimunhai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tchimanha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimhonjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chemonyot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchimanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimhanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimonja | 67 | 302 | / |
| Gimanya | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gimonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimhonha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ţimonea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimanya | 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 Chimonya
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