Chimwenje Surname
Approximately 3,202 people bear this surname
Chimwenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,274 | 1:7,528 | 1,107 |
| Kenya | 742 | 1:62,237 | 6,059 |
| Zimbabwe | 169 | 1:91,351 | 13,091 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chimwenje (27) may also be a first name.
Chimwenje Demographics
Chimwenje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chimwenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chimwenje occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwenje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 139,553rd most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,275,936 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwenje live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimwenje is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 27 people.
The last name Chimwenje is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,274 people, or 1 in 7,528. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Chimwenje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chimwenje last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Chimwenje earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.38% less than the national average, earning R 151,188 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwene | 94 | 166 | / |
| Cimwenje | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimbenje | 89 | 648 | / |
| Chimwenye | 89 | 201 | / |
| Chimwenge | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chimwenze | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimwense | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cimwene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiomwenye | 84 | 6 | / |
| Zimwenje | 82 | 102 | / |
| Himweene | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chimwena | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shimwense | 78 | 132 | / |
| Chimwenyi | 78 | 43 | / |
| Shimwenze | 78 | 27 | / |
| Shimwenge | 78 | 25 | / |
| Shimwenye | 78 | 15 | / |
| Chemwenye | 78 | 15 | / |
| Chimwenya | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chimbenji | 78 | 4 | / |
| Tshimwene | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chinwenze | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chemwenge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shimweense | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chembene | 71 | 5,581 | / |
| Simwenye | 71 | 127 | / |
| Chemwena | 71 | 15 | / |
| Simwenge | 71 | 5 | / |
| Simwense | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chemweny | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simwenze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Simwenji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwena | 67 | 68 | / |
| Shemwenge | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chinwensi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haimbenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshimuene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chimwinza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshimbenj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwinet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwinyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simuhenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simweenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimwensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simweenze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbeanje | 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 Chimwenje
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