Chimwejo Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Chimwejo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 274 | 1:193,218 | 16,588 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chimwejo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwejo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwejo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chimwejo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwejo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 950,707th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwejo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 193,218. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 83 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Chimwejo exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimweji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwee | 80 | 75 | / |
| Chimwaye | 75 | 1,063 | / |
| Chimwoyo | 75 | 145 | / |
| Chimbeja | 75 | 77 | / |
| Chimweza | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chinweje | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chimwesa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimwayo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimwaji | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chimwiyo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chimweye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimweya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbezo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchimwoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimweji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Chemwei | 67 | 174 | / |
| Chimbeu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Chimboj | 67 | 82 | / |
| Himbeja | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chemwoi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chemwey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chimbou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chemwou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chinwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chimway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimweji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khimwaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimboy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chimbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimbei | 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
- 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 Chimwejo
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