Chimunhu Surname
Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname
Chimunhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,528 | 1:10,104 | 1,265 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimunhu (153) may also be a first name.
Chimunhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimunhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimunhu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimunhu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimunhu is the 256,751st most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,747,587 people. Chimunhu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimunhu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimunhu is also the 743,570th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 153 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,528 people, or 1 in 10,104. In Zimbabwe Chimunhu is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimhunhu | 94 | 21 | / |
| Chimunu | 93 | 50 | / |
| Chimunhuju | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimungu | 88 | 1,063 | / |
| Chimunyu | 88 | 122 | / |
| Chimumhu | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chimhunu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimhungu | 82 | 8 | / |
| Tchimungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zimunhu | 80 | 1,556 | / |
| Cimungu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chumunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zimhunhu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chemungu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Shimungu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemunui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemunyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzimunhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimungu | 71 | 1,244 | / |
| Zimunu | 71 | 56 | / |
| Simunu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Simunyu | 67 | 242 | / |
| Simungu | 67 | 82 | / |
| Khemunu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zimunyu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zimhunu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchemounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimunu | 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 Chimunhu
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