Chimosa Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chimosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2611:202,84117,276
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chimosa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chimosa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chimosa is the 921,780th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname Chimosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chimosa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 202,841. In Tanzania Chimosa is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Singida Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Chimosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chimosa surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimossa9310/
Cimosa9224/
Himosa922/
Chimasa86441/
Chimusa86248/
Shimosa8655/
Cimossa8655/
Chimoza8610/
Chimoso868/
Chimesa864/
Chimosi862/
Chimoca862/
Chimutsa80984/
Shimousa80460/
Chimasia80285/
Chimasha80242/
Shimosha80120/
Chimgoza80105/
Chimotsi8061/
Chimussa8016/
Chimusau8012/
Chimhoza8010/
Chimocha8010/
Chimesha804/
Shimoisa803/
Chimasau801/
Himoussa801/
Chimasah801/
Chimassa801/
Simosa771,374/
Kimosa771,048/
Cimoca7744/
Himusa7719/
Cimasa778/
Gimosa776/
Hemosa776/
Cimoza772/
Cemosa771/
Chimhasha751/
Chimhatsa751/
Cchimasha751/
Tchimosso751/
Tshimosha751/
Chimassah751/
Chimeshah751/
Chimasiah751/
Chimuissa751/
Chemasa71513/
Chimeza71466/
Himasha71292/
Chimazi71249/
Simosha71215/
Chimuza71212/
Chimusi71205/
Chimuse71195/
Chimuso71178/
Caimoso71103/
Kimoisa7184/
Chemosi7145/
Chemusa7126/
Simosas7122/
Chimaze7120/
Chimase7111/
Chemesa7111/
Khimoza719/
Sismosa719/
Chemose718/
Shimasa715/
Chimoco715/
Simossa714/
Chemoso714/
Chimhashat714/
Kimossa712/
Chimasi712/
Himotsi712/
Chimojo711/
Chimuzo711/
Chimaso711/
Jimmosa711/
Himasaa711/
Chimeso711/
Chimezo711/
Jimohsa711/
Hjimusa711/
Heimose711/
Shimoso711/
Cismoza711/
Cimocai711/
Ciemasa711/
Hajmosa711/
Kimosha711/
Shimoza711/
Chemosop67620/
Khimasia67306/
Chimoche67191/
Chimutso67178/
Chemosit67177/
Tshimasa67116/
Simoussa67114/
Chimushi6755/
Chimachi6730/
Chimutsi6729/
Chimuzah6728/
Shimatsa6726/
Chimezuo6720/
Shimasaa6719/
Chitmase6719/
Chimuseu6716/
Chemasas6711/
Simotsha678/
Chimocho677/
Chimusuo677/
Hajmousa676/
Schimojo676/
Chimezea674/
Chimashi674/
Kimoshas674/
Chemosho673/
Chimochi673/
Chemassa672/
Shimocha672/
Chemosoi672/
Chimusse672/
Khaimoza671/
Chimozho671/
Chimushe671/
Chimusoo671/
Chimasho671/
Chimatsi671/
Chimazha671/
Chimezha671/
Chimhozo671/
Chemasay671/
Chimucha671/
Shimasha671/
Chimazia671/
Chimasso671/
Chemussa671/
Chimezah671/
Chimmusi671/
Chimuzza671/
Chimucho671/
Chemoses671/
Shehmosa671/
Shimausa671/
Chemosou671/

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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 Chimosa
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