Chimwanya Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Chimwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwanya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chimwanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimwanya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimuanya | 89 | 256 | / |
| Chimwanja | 89 | 199 | / |
| Chimbanya | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chemwanya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimmuanya | 84 | 5 | / |
| Chimwanh'a | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chemwania | 78 | 23 | / |
| Chimwonyo | 78 | 7 | / |
| Chimbanja | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chimuanye | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chimwanji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbonya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbanje | 67 | 286 | / |
| Chimbonyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chimuanje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jimwanjo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gimbanja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chimbonja | 56 | 141 | / |
| Chemwonge | 56 | 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 Chimwanya
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