Chimwaya Surname
Approximately 843 people bear this surname
Chimwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 496 | 1:31,955 | 3,276 |
| Zimbabwe | 342 | 1:45,141 | 6,946 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chimwaya (16) may also be a first name.
Chimwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwaya is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwaya? popularity and diffusion
Chimwaya is the 413,383rd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 31,955. In Zambia Chimwaya is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 66 percent are found, Central Province, where 12 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Chimwaya
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