Chimwara Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6671:23,1463,499
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chimwara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chimwara has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimwara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,243rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname Chimwara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwara reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 23,146. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 37 percent are found, Harare Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Chimwara
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