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 more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,058,336th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chimwana is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi Chimwana exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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