Chimweta Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Chimweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 388 | 1:39,789 | 6,147 |
| Zambia | 242 | 1:65,496 | 5,808 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chimweta (24) may also be a first name.
Chimweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimweta is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chimweta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimweta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 331,528th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. Chimweta occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimweta live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chimweta is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent live and Zambia, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwetah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chimbeta | 88 | 761 | / |
| Chimwata | 88 | 68 | / |
| Chinweta | 88 | 22 | / |
| Chimweto | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chimwete | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tshimweta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaita | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kimweta | 80 | 25 | / |
| Simweta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemweta | 75 | 2,394 | / |
| Shimbeta | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chinbeta | 75 | 27 | / |
| Chimbete | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chembeta | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chimwoto | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shimwita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaita | 71 | 25 | / |
| Shemwetta | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chemwetey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaimwoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemmweta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwita | 67 | 2,094 | / |
| Semweta | 67 | 89 | / |
| Cembeta | 67 | 45 | / |
| Himbeto | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kimbeta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kimwita | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Chimweta
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis