Chimwee Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Chimwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chimwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwee is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwee? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwee live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chimwee is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe Chimwee is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 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 Chimwee
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