Chimtsanya Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Chimtsanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
Chimtsanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimtsanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimtsanya is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimtsanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimtsanya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimutsanya | 95 | 215 | / |
| Chimutswanya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chintsanya | 90 | 473 | / |
| Chimutsanyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chimutswani | 76 | 20 | / |
| Chinchanya | 70 | 833 | / |
| Chamtzaniy | 70 | 113 | / |
| Chomtosuwan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chomtson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimedtseyen | 64 | 45 | / |
| Tchuemtsunyo | 64 | 1 | / |
| Sinchanya | 63 | 121 | / |
| Shamtsyan | 63 | 22 | / |
| Himzanija | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shimatsun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Choi Mattsson | 61 | 1 | / |
| Tchimatassene | 61 | 1 | / |
| Jeenchanya | 60 | 4 | / |
| Chenchanya | 60 | 4 | / |
| Tchametsin | 60 | 1 | / |
| Cheenchanya | 57 | 6 | / |
| Shima-Tsuna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shomtson | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sinzanya | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shamtzani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shamdasani | 50 | 937 | / |
| Chamatzian | 50 | 1 | / |
| Shamdasane | 50 | 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 Chimtsanya
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