Chimwasa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Chimwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Chimwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwasa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwasa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe Chimwasa is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwasha | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chimwaza | 88 | 15,910 | / |
| Chimwaso | 88 | 378 | / |
| Chinwasa | 88 | 25 | / |
| Chimwase | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chimwesa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chimbasa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimwasi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimwaca | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimbasha | 82 | 43 | / |
| Tshimwasa | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chimwatso | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chinwassa | 82 | 8 | / |
| Chemwasha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chimwazaj | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimwasa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshimwasha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwasau | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimuhasha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbaza | 75 | 1,618 | / |
| Zimwasha | 75 | 45 | / |
| Chimbase | 75 | 18 | / |
| Chimweza | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chimbosa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimwazi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chimuaza | 75 | 4 | / |
| Himbasha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwazo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzimwasha | 71 | 332 | / |
| Tshimwaso | 71 | 185 | / |
| Tshimbasa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Chimvatsi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chimbashi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chinwacha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimwozha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwaza | 67 | 140 | / |
| Himbaza | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gimbasa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jimwasy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tshimbasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimuasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hembasa | 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 Chimwasa
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