Chimwembe Surname
Approximately 331 people bear this surname
Chimwembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zambia | 43 | 1:368,603 | 19,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
Chimwembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimwembe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chimwembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 833,931st most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwembe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Not including Malawi Chimwembe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimweembe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chimbembe | 89 | 14 | / |
| Chimbeimbe | 84 | 8 | / |
| Tchimbembe | 84 | 2 | / |
| Chimbeembe | 84 | 2 | / |
| Chimweemba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simwembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimwimba | 78 | 54 | / |
| Simweembe | 78 | 28 | / |
| Chimvemve | 78 | 19 | / |
| Chimbimbe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chinwemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwimbi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbembe | 74 | 56 | / |
| Shimweemba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simwemba | 71 | 470 | / |
| Simbembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimvembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simweemba | 67 | 3,100 | / |
| Chimbimbi | 67 | 565 | / |
| Chinwenba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tsimbembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimwimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbenbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simwimba | 59 | 1,581 | / |
| Kimwimba | 59 | 27 | / |
| Semwemba | 59 | 4 | / |
| Kymbembe | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kimbembé | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kimbimbe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chinwnba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwemba | 56 | 10 | / |
| Kuimwimba | 56 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbimbi | 53 | 192 | / |
| Kimbmbi | 50 | 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 Chimwembe
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