Chimwala Surname

39,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimwala Surname Definition:

Chimwala is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: big stone.

Chimwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi12,4171:1,379129
Zambia4351:36,4373,674
Zimbabwe3521:43,8596,751
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chimwala (15) may also be a first name.

Chimwala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chimwala is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: big stone.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chimwala Last Name Facts

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

Chimwala is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimwala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,435th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 547,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwala live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 12,417 people, or 1 in 1,379. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Chimwala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chimwala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 73.85% less than the national average, earning R 62,136 per year and in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

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