Chimwano Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Chimwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
Chimwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwano has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwano? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,359,010th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Chimwano occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwano are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Barring Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwana | 88 | 236 | / |
| Chemwano | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimvano | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwono | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimweno | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinwanno | 82 | 571 | / |
| Chinwango | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chimwongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cimbano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimwan'ga | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chimwanh'a | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbana | 75 | 49 | / |
| Simwango | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hemwanno | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemwono | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimwango | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimbano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbono | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbaina | 71 | 201 | / |
| Chimuongo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tshimwana | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chumwanna | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chinwanna | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chinvanno | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chinwanga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chimuanga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chemwanna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chinwonno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwana | 67 | 316 | / |
| Himbana | 67 | 24 | / |
| Simwana | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zimwana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zimbano | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchimuanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simvano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinwano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimuhongo | 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 Chimwano
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