Chimwendu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chimwendu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chimwendu (5) may also be a first name.
Chimwendu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwendu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwendu is found most in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chimwendu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwendu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chimwendu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwendu live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 5 people.
The last name Chimwendu is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 50 percent are found and Northern Province, where 50 percent are found. Other than Zambia Chimwendu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinwendu | 89 | 1,274 | / |
| Chinwentdu | 84 | 3 | / |
| Simwendu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimbindu | 78 | 318 | / |
| Chinuendu | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kimbendu | 71 | 59 | / |
| Himbindu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chenwiendou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Himbindhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tshimbindu | 63 | 75 | / |
| Tshimbindhu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gimbindu | 59 | 82 | / |
| Kyomuhendu | 53 | 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 Chimwendu
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