Chimwasu Surname

434,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chimwasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimwasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7891:20,0892,232
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chimwasu (31) may also be a first name.

Chimwasu Last Name Facts

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

Chimwasu is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chimwasu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimwasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chimwasu is the 434,913th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. Chimwasu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwasu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 31 people.

It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 20,089. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 73 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimwashu941/
Cimwasu931/
Chimwesu881/
Tshimwasu82602/
Tshimwasau781/
Khemwasu751/
Chinweazu716/
Himbassou711/
Tshimuasu711/
Kimbasu6727/
Kimwazu671/
Chimbozu631/
Chinweizu595/
Tshimbazu591/
Simbaissou561/
Sembasu532/
Gembasu531/

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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 Chimwasu
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