Chimuma Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Chimuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
Chimuma (139) may also be a first name.
Chimuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimuma is borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Chimuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimuma are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 784,558th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 139 people.
Chimuma is most frequently used in Angola, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,079,569. Beside Angola Chimuma exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchimuma | 93 | 4 | / |
| Chimauma | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chimeuma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chaimouma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shimuma | 86 | 45 | / |
| Chimoma | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chimima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chemouma | 80 | 488 | / |
| Tshimuma | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chimoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simuma | 77 | 249 | / |
| Kimuma | 77 | 88 | / |
| Jimuma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gimuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemmouma | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tshimuima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimomo | 71 | 403 | / |
| Shimoma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hemouma | 71 | 14 | / |
| Simumay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chemima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simuuma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tchimoumou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaimuma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Himoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimuima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khimoume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshimoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khemouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimomoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chymomoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemoume | 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
- 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 Chimuma
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