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
Chimwanya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chimwanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,315,412th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimwanya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Beside Malawi it 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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