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 occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chimwaso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwaso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimwaso is the 757,040th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Chimwaso occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwaso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 42,042. In Zambia Chimwaso is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 43 percent live, North-Western Province, where 24 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common 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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