Chimwendo Surname
Approximately 2,255 people bear this surname
Chimwendo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,778 | 1:9,628 | 1,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 419 | 1:36,845 | 5,706 |
| Zambia | 56 | 1:283,034 | 16,318 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chimwendo (46) may also be a first name.
Chimwendo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwendo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwendo is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chimwendo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwendo? popularity and diffusion
Chimwendo is the 187,580th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,231,728 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwendo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 46 people.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 9,628. Outside of Malawi Chimwendo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwenda | 89 | 165 | / |
| Chimbendo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chinwendo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Simwendo | 82 | 503 | / |
| Kimwendo | 82 | 127 | / |
| Simweendo | 78 | 46 | / |
| Chimbenda | 78 | 38 | / |
| Shimwenda | 78 | 7 | / |
| Chinwenda | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chimbindo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tchimbindo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuendo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simwenda | 71 | 215 | / |
| Kimuendo | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kimwenda | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cimbenda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semwendo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimwenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenwiendou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Simweenda | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chimbinda | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shimwinda | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shimuenda | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ssemwendo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chembenda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinbindo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyomwendo | 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 Chimwendo
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