Chimtaya Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Chimtaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chimtaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimtaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimtaya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimtaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimtaya is the 1,055,483rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Chimtaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimtaya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chimtaya is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Not including Malawi it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimteya | 88 | 289 | / |
| Chintaya | 88 | 269 | / |
| Chimta | 86 | 1,791 | / |
| Cimtay | 86 | 20 | / |
| Chinthaya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chintayat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simtaya | 80 | 423 | / |
| Chintaa | 80 | 117 | / |
| Chintay | 80 | 104 | / |
| Chimtai | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chimtha | 80 | 19 | / |
| Cintaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chemtay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chhimta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hemtaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himta | 77 | 13 | / |
| Chimthai | 75 | 383 | / |
| Chinthaa | 75 | 183 | / |
| Chintiya | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kimthaya | 75 | 12 | / |
| Shintaya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chemtayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chintaha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chintoya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemtaay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chintayy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinthay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chientay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chintuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchimtey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimte | 71 | 1,532 | / |
| Hintay | 71 | 952 | / |
| Çimtay | 71 | 424 | / |
| Chintaiah | 71 | 105 | / |
| Chintuyaa | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chimti | 71 | 25 | / |
| Cintay | 71 | 24 | / |
| Khimtiyah | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chimtawee | 71 | 15 | / |
| Himtaj | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chemta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Simtay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chaimthai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chintayot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimtay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cintaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinthiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemtai | 67 | 13,370 | / |
| Chintey | 67 | 5,018 | / |
| Chimtes | 67 | 422 | / |
| Cintiya | 67 | 246 | / |
| Hhintay | 67 | 193 | / |
| Chintea | 67 | 160 | / |
| Jintaya | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shintay | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hintuya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sintaya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chentay | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hintiya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chinthaiah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cintayu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chintae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chintai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hinthay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchimte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimtep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimety | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simthaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hentaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimted | 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
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- 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 Chimtaya
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