Chimwanza Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Chimwanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Zimbabwe | 127 | 1:121,561 | 16,372 |
| Zambia | 110 | 1:144,090 | 10,468 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chimwanza (15) may also be a first name.
Chimwanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimwanza is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwanza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimwanza is the 534,162nd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwanza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chimwanza is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name globally, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Zambia, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimwanza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanja | 89 | 199 | / |
| Shimwanza | 89 | 21 | / |
| Chimbanza | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chimwanzi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwanza | 84 | 21 | / |
| Simwanza | 82 | 27,536 | / |
| Kimwanza | 82 | 82 | / |
| Hemwanza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimwangi | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chimwonzo | 78 | 10 | / |
| Simwanzaa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chimbanzo | 78 | 3 | / |
| Dzimwanza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwanzah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwaanza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanse | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimuanza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbanza | 74 | 123 | / |
| Tshimuanza | 74 | 62 | / |
| Simwanja | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kimuanza | 71 | 48 | / |
| Semwanza | 71 | 32 | / |
| Simwamza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simwansa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimwanja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimvanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gimbanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimuanje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simwaanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvandza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbandza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimuangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimwandja | 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 Chimwanza
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