Chimwaza Surname

33,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chimwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chimwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi14,3251:1,195103
Zimbabwe1,4131:10,9261,397
Swaziland1011:12,853583
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Chimwaza (164) may also be a first name.

Chimwaza Last Name Facts

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

Chimwaza is most common in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chimwaza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chimwaza is the 33,389th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 458,048 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwaza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 164 people.

It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 14,325 people, or 1 in 1,195. Apart from Malawi Chimwaza is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Swaziland, where 1 percent are found.

Chimwaza Last Name Statistics demography

Chimwaza earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

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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 Chimwaza
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