Chimwani Surname
Approximately 586 people bear this surname
Chimwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 465 | 1:99,312 | 8,720 |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 1:144,283 | 18,537 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimwani (53) may also be a first name.
Chimwani Demographics
Chimwani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chimwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwani is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 546,286th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname Chimwani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwani are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name internationally, held by 53 people.
Chimwani is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 99,312. In Kenya Chimwani is most common in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Chimwani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwanyi | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chemwani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kimwani | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kimwanyi | 75 | 27 | / |
| Khemwani | 75 | 17 | / |
| Khemwanit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimwana | 67 | 316 | / |
| Kimvani | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kimbani | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kemwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimuani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimuangi | 63 | 75 | / |
| Khemvani | 63 | 71 | / |
| Chemwony | 63 | 42 | / |
| Kuimbani | 63 | 27 | / |
| Khimbanj | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kaimbani | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kyomwani | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kimwanna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kimwange | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kyomwangi | 59 | 16 | / |
| Kimwagner | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kimuana | 53 | 193 | / |
| Kembani | 53 | 107 | / |
| Kemwana | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kimboni | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kimbane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kimbonyi | 50 | 105 | / |
| Kaimboni | 50 | 7 | / |
| Kembhani | 50 | 5 | / |
| Kembanni | 50 | 2 | / |
| Quimuana | 50 | 1 | / |
| Koimuany | 50 | 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 Chimwani
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