Chimwenda Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Chimwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 163 | 1:324,795 | 24,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chimwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwenda occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwenda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwenda reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 58 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwendo | 89 | 2,255 | / |
| Chimbenda | 89 | 38 | / |
| Chimwende | 89 | 24 | / |
| Shimwenda | 89 | 7 | / |
| Chinwenda | 89 | 3 | / |
| Simwenda | 82 | 215 | / |
| Kimwenda | 82 | 5 | / |
| Cimbenda | 82 | 2 | / |
| Zimwenda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimbende | 78 | 1,279 | / |
| Simweenda | 78 | 47 | / |
| Shimwinda | 78 | 32 | / |
| Chimbinda | 78 | 32 | / |
| Shimuenda | 78 | 27 | / |
| Chemwende | 78 | 14 | / |
| Chimbendo | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chinwendo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chimwinde | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chimwemde | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khimwende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chembenda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbendi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tchimbinda | 74 | 6 | / |
| Semwenda | 71 | 2,886 | / |
| Simbenda | 71 | 561 | / |
| Simwendo | 71 | 503 | / |
| Kimwendo | 71 | 127 | / |
| Simwinda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kemwenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Himbinda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimuenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbinde | 67 | 1,086 | / |
| Chimbindi | 67 | 557 | / |
| Simweendo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Chembendi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ssemwenda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chembende | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimbindo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kimuhenda | 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 Chimwenda
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