Chimweli Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Chimweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Chimweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimweli is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimweli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,527,735th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimweli live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 85 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 7 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwele | 88 | 255 | / |
| Chimwela | 88 | 41 | / |
| Chimwali | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimwilai | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kimweli | 80 | 2,000 | / |
| Shimwela | 75 | 2,921 | / |
| Chimbili | 75 | 1,956 | / |
| Chimbele | 75 | 84 | / |
| Chembeli | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chimwale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemwili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinwilai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tchimbili | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tshimwela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tchimbele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shimweela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinwelya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimvilai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schemueli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwela | 67 | 6,771 | / |
| Kimwele | 67 | 5,379 | / |
| Himbili | 67 | 191 | / |
| Hümbeli | 67 | 132 | / |
| Kimwela | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kimwili | 67 | 34 | / |
| Himbele | 67 | 23 | / |
| Cimbili | 67 | 10 | / |
| Simwele | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheamwilai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zimwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwelech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimwely | 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 Chimweli
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