Chimwene Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Chimwene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 151 | 1:104,966 | 8,288 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chimwene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chimwene occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwene? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chimwene is the 1,343,156th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chimwene are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 104,966. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 32 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Central Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwenje | 94 | 3,202 | / |
| Chimwenge | 94 | 4 | / |
| Cimwene | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chimweni | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chinwene | 88 | 3 | / |
| Shimwene | 88 | 3 | / |
| Himweene | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimwena | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cimwenje | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shimweene | 82 | 87 | / |
| Chimwenyi | 82 | 43 | / |
| Tshimwene | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chimwinet | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chemwenge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimwene | 80 | 223 | / |
| Simwene | 80 | 78 | / |
| Chemwen | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chembene | 75 | 5,581 | / |
| Simweene | 75 | 1,644 | / |
| Chemwena | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chinwena | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chimbine | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chemweny | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kimwenje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaimwene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chumwine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimwenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemween | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwenyi | 71 | 196 | / |
| Tshimwena | 71 | 68 | / |
| Chinweani | 71 | 43 | / |
| Chinwenyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tshimuene | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimwanyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chimwinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinweeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimuene | 67 | 131 | / |
| Semwene | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kimwena | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kimweni | 67 | 27 | / |
| Cimuena | 67 | 21 | / |
| Simbene | 67 | 9 | / |
| Simwena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simuene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimwine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimuene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simweny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimweny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbeane | 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
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- 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 Chimwene
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