Chimwenga Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Chimwenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 183 | 1:252,349 | 17,139 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chimwenga Demographics
Chimwenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chimwenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwenga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chimwenga.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwenga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Chimwenga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwenga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya Chimwenga is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 51 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 48 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Chimwenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwena | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimbenga | 89 | 34 | / |
| Chimwinga | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chimwenge | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chimwengo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chemwenga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimwenga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwenga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chemwena | 82 | 15 | / |
| Simwenga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chimbena | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimwenga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimweno | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimbinga | 78 | 195 | / |
| Chimvinga | 78 | 79 | / |
| Tshimwena | 78 | 68 | / |
| Chimbengo | 78 | 17 | / |
| Dzimwenga | 78 | 12 | / |
| Shimwinga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chemwenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwingi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimbga | 75 | 28 | / |
| Cimuena | 75 | 21 | / |
| Simwnga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuenga | 74 | 48 | / |
| Tshimbenga | 74 | 41 | / |
| Chimbing'a | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simwinga | 71 | 21,280 | / |
| Zimbenga | 71 | 36 | / |
| Simbenga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chimbina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kimuenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jimbenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbgha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haimbnga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimuena | 67 | 247 | / |
| Chimbaina | 67 | 201 | / |
| Tshimwina | 67 | 27 | / |
| Haimbenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwenga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chemwaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzimbenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimbingo | 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 Chimwenga
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