Chimunye Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Chimunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 435 | 1:35,490 | 5,470 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimunye is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimunye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 671,677th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimunye reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 35,490. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 28 percent live, Harare Province, where 23 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Chimunye is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimounye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimunhaye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimonye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chimunge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chaimunee | 82 | 89 | / |
| Chimhunge | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chimuunje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gimunye | 80 | 16 | / |
| Zimunye | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cimonye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchimeugne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimunja | 75 | 517 | / |
| Chimunji | 75 | 107 | / |
| Dzimunye | 75 | 76 | / |
| Chemonye | 75 | 73 | / |
| Chimonje | 75 | 28 | / |
| Zimunoye | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chemunje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chimoney | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemuney | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemunge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchimmeugne | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chemeugne | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chimonayi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chimunhai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chaymunee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chemougne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zimunje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuneji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimunayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemunye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himonje | 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 Chimunye
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