Chimwani Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chimwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4651:99,3128,720
Zimbabwe1071:144,28318,537
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimwani (53) may also be a first name.

Chimwani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chimwani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chimwani is found most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chimwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 546,286th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwani reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 53 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 99,312. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.

Chimwani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chimwani surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimwanyi943/
Chemwani881/
Kimwani8038/
Kimwanyi7527/
Khemwani7517/
Khemwanit714/
Kimwana67316/
Kimvani6727/
Kimbani6711/
Kemwani671/
Kimuani671/
Kimuangi6375/
Khemvani6371/
Chemwony6342/
Kuimbani6327/
Khimbanj636/
Kaimbani634/
Kyomwani633/
Kimwanna631/
Kimwange631/
Kyomwangi5916/
Kimwagner591/
Kimuana53193/
Kembani53107/
Kemwana534/
Kimboni534/
Kimbane531/
Kimbonyi50105/
Kaimboni507/
Kembhani505/
Kembanni502/
Quimuana501/
Koimuany501/

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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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