Chimteka Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
Chimteka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
Chimteka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimteka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimteka has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chimteka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimteka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 636,210th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname Chimteka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimteka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Besides Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimuteka | 94 | 35 | / |
| Chimtika | 88 | 681 | / |
| Chimtaka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimitka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimteku | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimtega | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimuteku | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chimutega | 82 | 21 | / |
| Schimitka | 82 | 18 | / |
| Schimetka | 82 | 14 | / |
| Chimeduka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchimetek | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimtag | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chimataoka | 78 | 26 | / |
| Chomątek | 75 | 48 | / |
| Chomatek | 75 | 14 | / |
| Schimitk | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chametka | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chamutka | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chimtiko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimtiku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimtaki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimitka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chomętek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chumteck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimitik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schimtag | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chimthiko | 71 | 289 | / |
| Shamuteka | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chimutuku | 71 | 13 | / |
| Schimitke | 71 | 10 | / |
| Schimdtke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chamatuka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimidika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimutoko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schimdeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimedkhüü | 67 | 97 | / |
| Shmitka | 67 | 24 | / |
| Schimidtke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shmedka | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shmytka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chumtok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shmatka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schimittec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemtekes | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chemtiki | 63 | 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 Chimteka
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