Chimwayi Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chimwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2971:51,9817,910
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England71:7,959,723202,100
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chimwayi Last Name Facts

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

Chimwayi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chimwayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimwayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chimwayi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 51,981. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Chimwayi exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 30 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

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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 Chimwayi
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