Chimwemwe Surname
Approximately 941 people bear this surname
Chimwemwe Surname Definition:
Chimwemwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: joy.
Chimwemwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| Zambia | 33 | 1:480,301 | 21,871 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Chimwemwe (134,307) may also be a first name.
Chimwemwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chimwemwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: joy.
Chimwemwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwemwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwemwe is most common in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwemwe? popularity and diffusion
Chimwemwe is the 379,286th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimwemwe live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimwemwe is also the 7,757th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 134,307 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimwemwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimwamwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimweembe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kimwemwe | 82 | 701 | / |
| Chimvemve | 78 | 19 | / |
| Chimbembe | 78 | 14 | / |
| Chimuemue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbeimbe | 74 | 8 | / |
| Tchimbembe | 74 | 2 | / |
| Chimbeembe | 74 | 2 | / |
| Simbemwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwemwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaimwai | 70 | 15 | / |
| Chitemwenwe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Simweembe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chinwenwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chimwimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbembe | 63 | 56 | / |
| Simwnwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simwenwa | 59 | 44 | / |
| Simwinwe | 59 | 24 | / |
| Kimvembe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simbembe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chimbimbi | 56 | 565 | / |
| Chimbimbe | 56 | 4 | / |
| Tsimbembe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zimwaimwai | 53 | 7 | / |
| Chitmuenwai | 50 | 128 | / |
| Chuimuenwai | 50 | 124 | / |
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Footnotes
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