Chimwanga Surname
Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname
Chimwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,165 | 1:7,321 | 869 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chimwanga (86) may also be a first name.
Chimwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimwanga occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chimwanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimwanga is the 174,865th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. The surname Chimwanga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwanga are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chimwanga is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 86 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 2,165 people, or 1 in 7,321. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 43 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwang'a | 95 | 152 | / |
| Tchimwanga | 95 | 34 | / |
| Chimwan'ga | 95 | 3 | / |
| Chimwaanga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cimwanga | 94 | 75 | / |
| Chimbanga | 89 | 716 | / |
| Chimwango | 89 | 445 | / |
| Shimwanga | 89 | 90 | / |
| Chimwangi | 89 | 11 | / |
| Chinwanga | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chimuanga | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chumwanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimwonga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwanga | 84 | 8,956 | / |
| Tchimuanga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chimbang'a | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kimwanga | 82 | 7,547 | / |
| Cimuanga | 82 | 91 | / |
| Simwanga | 82 | 65 | / |
| Chitimwango | 80 | 103 | / |
| Haimbanga | 78 | 510 | / |
| Chimbonga | 78 | 348 | / |
| Chimbango | 78 | 100 | / |
| Shimuanga | 78 | 82 | / |
| Chembanga | 78 | 18 | / |
| Simwaanga | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chinwango | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chimuangi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwongo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kimwaanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Himuhanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuanga | 74 | 7,905 | / |
| Tshimbanga | 74 | 56 | / |
| Simwatenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kimuanga | 71 | 4,565 | / |
| Semwanga | 71 | 2,275 | / |
| Gimuanga | 71 | 82 | / |
| Kimvanga | 71 | 21 | / |
| Simwango | 71 | 19 | / |
| Himbango | 71 | 9 | / |
| Simwonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hembanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimmuanga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanga | 67 | 8,152 | / |
| Quimuanga | 67 | 6,711 | / |
| Shimbango | 67 | 100 | / |
| Chimbonge | 67 | 41 | / |
| Chimuongo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Quimbanga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chimbongo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chembangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimbonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbainga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semwaanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semmwanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwonge | 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 Chimwanga
- 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