Chimwamba Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Chimwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Chimwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwamba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,849,867th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Chimwamba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwamba are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimbamba | 89 | 1,574 | / |
| Shimwamba | 89 | 91 | / |
| Chimwambo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chimuamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimwaamba | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chimweemba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chimbaamba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simwamba | 82 | 198 | / |
| Kimwamba | 82 | 55 | / |
| Zimwamba | 82 | 47 | / |
| Cimbamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimbambo | 78 | 506 | / |
| Shimbamba | 78 | 63 | / |
| Chimbambi | 78 | 7 | / |
| Simwaamba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chembamba | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chinwanba | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chimbomba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimuambe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbamba | 74 | 534 | / |
| Chimbambuy | 74 | 2 | / |
| Tshimwambo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gimbamba | 71 | 172 | / |
| Simbamba | 71 | 122 | / |
| Semwamba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zimbamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quimbamba | 67 | 1,581 | / |
| Chimbombo | 67 | 258 | / |
| Chimbombi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Shimbambo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siembamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himboumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimvombo | 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 Chimwamba
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