Chimwana Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Chimwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chimwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwana occurs most in Malawi. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Chimwana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwana? popularity and diffusion
Chimwana is the 1,058,336th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Zambia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwan'ga | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chimwanh'a | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimwano | 88 | 163 | / |
| Chimbana | 88 | 49 | / |
| Chimwena | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimbaina | 82 | 201 | / |
| Tshimwana | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chumwanna | 82 | 13 | / |
| Chimwangi | 82 | 11 | / |
| Chinwanna | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chinwanga | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chimuanga | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chemwanna | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chimwanyi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chemwaina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimwana | 80 | 316 | / |
| Himbana | 80 | 24 | / |
| Simwana | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zimwana | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tchimuanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimuanaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cimuanga | 75 | 91 | / |
| Shinwana | 75 | 65 | / |
| Chimbane | 75 | 42 | / |
| Chemwena | 75 | 15 | / |
| Shimbana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shimuana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chembana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hemwanna | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemwano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinbana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimvano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoimwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimwanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimweno | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwono | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simwan'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinwanno | 71 | 571 | / |
| Tshimbana | 71 | 117 | / |
| Tshimuana | 71 | 82 | / |
| Shimuanga | 71 | 82 | / |
| Khemwatna | 71 | 53 | / |
| Chimwonyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Simwaanga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chimuanje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chinwango | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chymbanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenwatna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimuangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwaanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaisinwatna | 70 | 36 | / |
| Tshimuanga | 67 | 7,905 | / |
| Simbana | 67 | 3,748 | / |
| Himbane | 67 | 332 | / |
| Kimuana | 67 | 193 | / |
| Hemwani | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gimbana | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zemwana | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jimbana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Semwana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ximbana | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sinwana | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kemwana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gemwana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xinwana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cimbano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimbaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbana | 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 Chimwana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis