Chimunyu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimunyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chimunyu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimunyu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chimunyu is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimunyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimunyu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 127,589. In Zimbabwe Chimunyu is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 41 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimunhu881,535/
Chiminyu8861/
Chemunyu881/
Chumunyu881/
Chimhunhu8221/
Kimunyu80560/
Simunyu80242/
Zimunyu8010/
Chimunhuju781/
Simuunyu751/
Zimhunyu751/
Semunyu67149/
Kemunyu673/
Kimunjus631/
Tsemunyu631/
Ssemunyu631/
Seimonyu631/
Dzemunyuy591/
Tsemunhu5031/
Ssemunju501/

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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 Chimunyu
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