Chimvula Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Chimvula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Zambia | 130 | 1:121,922 | 9,272 |
Chimvula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimvula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimvula is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chimvula.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimvula? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 536,164th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimvula live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chimvula is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinmvula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shimvula | 88 | 178 | / |
| Chimbula | 88 | 105 | / |
| Chinvula | 88 | 46 | / |
| Chimvuli | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chimvule | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tshimvula | 82 | 287 | / |
| Chimbulya | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chimvilai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimvula | 80 | 1,076 | / |
| Gimvula | 80 | 75 | / |
| Simvula | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cimbula | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zimvula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchimboula | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chembula | 75 | 192 | / |
| Shimbula | 75 | 151 | / |
| Chimbola | 75 | 144 | / |
| Chimbule | 75 | 55 | / |
| Kimvuila | 75 | 55 | / |
| Chimbuli | 75 | 48 | / |
| Shinvula | 75 | 34 | / |
| Czimbula | 75 | 26 | / |
| Chimbulo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chimwila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simvulas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cimbulea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshinvula | 71 | 233 | / |
| Chembulat | 71 | 83 | / |
| Tshimbula | 71 | 68 | / |
| Chimboola | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chimwilai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchimbulo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiembola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinvula | 67 | 2,146 | / |
| Simbula | 67 | 2,038 | / |
| Kinvula | 67 | 287 | / |
| Zimbula | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kemvula | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cimbola | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jimbula | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tshimbuila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hembula | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ginvula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semvula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitembulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himbuly | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chimvula
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