Chimwamwa Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Chimwamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 178 | 1:86,732 | 12,575 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chimwamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwamwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwamwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimwamwa is the 1,198,640th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimwamwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chimwamwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 86,732. In Zimbabwe Chimwamwa is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 78 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Midlands Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Chimwamwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 9 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwaimwai | 90 | 15 | / |
| Chimwomwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimwamwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kimwamwa | 82 | 68 | / |
| Chimbamba | 78 | 1,574 | / |
| Shimwamba | 78 | 91 | / |
| Chimwambo | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chimuamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zimwaimwai | 74 | 7 | / |
| Shimwaamba | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chimbaamba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cimbamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbambo | 67 | 506 | / |
| Shimbamba | 67 | 63 | / |
| Chimbambi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Simwaamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chinwanba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chembamba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimuambe | 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 Chimwamwa
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