Chimtengo Surname
Approximately 6,540 people bear this surname
Chimtengo Surname User-submission:
The Chimtengo surname means 'big tree', 'big amount of fear', or 'big price of something'.
Chimtengo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 6,483 | 1:2,641 | 324 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chimtengo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Chimtengo surname means 'big tree', 'big amount of fear', or 'big price of something'.
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Where Does The Last Name Chimtengo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimtengo is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimtengo? popularity and diffusion
Chimtengo is the 75,097th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,114,304 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimtengo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 6,483 people, or 1 in 2,641. Barring Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chintengo | 89 | 928 | / |
| Chimtenga | 89 | 534 | / |
| Chimthenga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chintenga | 78 | 140 | / |
| Chimtinga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cemteno | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chinthenga | 74 | 3,776 | / |
| Simtenga | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chinthengah | 70 | 5 | / |
| Chintthenga | 70 | 4 | / |
| Chintionga | 63 | 5 | / |
| Gimtino | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zemteno | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cemtino | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sentengo | 59 | 7 | / |
| Hentingo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Jintenga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sintingo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssentengo | 56 | 15 | / |
| Gemtena | 50 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chimtengo
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