Chimwaso Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Chimwaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 377 | 1:42,042 | 4,128 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chimwaso (35) may also be a first name.
Chimwaso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwaso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwaso is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwaso? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chimwaso is the 757,040th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwaso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.
Chimwaso is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 42,042. In Zambia Chimwaso is most common in: Western Province, where 43 percent live, North-Western Province, where 24 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zambia Chimwaso is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwatso | 94 | 9 | / |
| Chimwasa | 88 | 45 | / |
| Chimwazo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwaso | 82 | 185 | / |
| Chimwasha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chimwaza | 75 | 15,910 | / |
| Chinwasa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Chimweza | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chimwesa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimbazo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cimbasso | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimbasa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimwaca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimuazo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbasha | 71 | 43 | / |
| Tshimwasa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chinwassa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tshimwazo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chemwasha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tshimwoso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinnvaso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuaso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himbassou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwozha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cimbazo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwasau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwazo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimuhasha | 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
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- 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 Chimwaso
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