Chimwela Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Chimwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 36 | 1:440,276 | 20,880 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimwela is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chimwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwela reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 440,276. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 53 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 42 percent are found and Central Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwala | 88 | 13,310 | / |
| Shimwela | 88 | 2,921 | / |
| Chimwele | 88 | 255 | / |
| Chimweli | 88 | 136 | / |
| Chimwelo | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chimbela | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chimwila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimwalah | 82 | 5 | / |
| Tshimwela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chimwilai | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shimweela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chhimwala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinwelya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simwela | 80 | 6,771 | / |
| Kimwela | 80 | 66 | / |
| Cimbela | 80 | 56 | / |
| Gimwela | 80 | 9 | / |
| Himwelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himbela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimbila | 75 | 879 | / |
| Chembela | 75 | 507 | / |
| Simweela | 75 | 163 | / |
| Chimbele | 75 | 84 | / |
| Shimbela | 75 | 17 | / |
| Shimwila | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chimbelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shemwela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbela | 71 | 995 | / |
| Cheembela | 71 | 55 | / |
| Tchimbila | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chinwilai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chimvilai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chembhela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwelo | 67 | 170 | / |
| Simwila | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hembela | 67 | 37 | / |
| Simbela | 67 | 29 | / |
| Himbele | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kimvela | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kimwelo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kimwila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cimbila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimuela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheamwilai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jimbela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himbila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwelech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbela | 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 Chimwela
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