Chimwalah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chimwalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimwalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimwalah occurs most in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwalah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Chimwalah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwalah live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Apart from Malawi Chimwalah is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwala | 94 | 13,310 | / |
| Chhimwala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimbala | 82 | 4,524 | / |
| Chinwala | 82 | 216 | / |
| Shimwala | 82 | 85 | / |
| Chimwela | 82 | 41 | / |
| Chinwalla | 78 | 86 | / |
| Chainwala | 78 | 15 | / |
| Tchimbala | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shimwaala | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chhinwala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbaala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwala | 75 | 1,129 | / |
| Cimbala | 75 | 365 | / |
| Kimwala | 75 | 6 | / |
| Himbala | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haimbala | 71 | 337 | / |
| Chimbola | 71 | 144 | / |
| Shimbala | 71 | 105 | / |
| Simwaala | 71 | 98 | / |
| Simwalya | 71 | 97 | / |
| Chimbalo | 71 | 33 | / |
| Chinvala | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chembala | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chimwelo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Cimballa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chenwala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chinbala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Czimbala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimvala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chainewalia | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbala | 67 | 315 | / |
| Chemballa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chainvala | 67 | 8 | / |
| Czimballa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chimboola | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshimuala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shimbalia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchimbola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chainbala | 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 Chimwalah
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