Chimpango Surname

214,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimpango Surname User-submission:

The Chimpango surname refers to a woman's bandan or head chitenje worn at the funeral or memorial ceremony.

Chimpango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,8821:9,0961,402
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
England61:9,286,343223,652

Chimpango Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chimpango surname refers to a woman's bandan or head chitenje worn at the funeral or memorial ceremony.

- macdonaldchimpango

Chimpango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimpango is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimpango? popularity and diffusion

It is the 214,187th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,793,621 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimpango live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chimpango is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,882 people, or 1 in 9,096. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Chimpango
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis