Chimwata Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Chimwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chimwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwata is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwata are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 230,421. In Zimbabwe Chimwata is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 90 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 9 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwaita | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimweta | 88 | 1,116 | / |
| Chimbata | 88 | 72 | / |
| Chinwata | 88 | 43 | / |
| Tchimbata | 82 | 92 | / |
| Chemwaita | 82 | 25 | / |
| Tshimwata | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chemwatat | 82 | 16 | / |
| Chimwetah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimwata | 80 | 55 | / |
| Simwata | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chimbate | 75 | 20 | / |
| Shimbata | 75 | 18 | / |
| Chimweto | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chimwoto | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimbota | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kimwatha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbato | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimwatat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbhate | 71 | 46 | / |
| Chembatta | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chimbathe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chemwatit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haimwatie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haimwatti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwatoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaimwoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haimwattie | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cimbota | 67 | 12 | / |
| Simbata | 67 | 7 | / |
| Himbato | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hymbata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cembata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwatich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinwata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimuata | 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 Chimwata
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