Chimwezi Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Chimwezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chimwezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwezi is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwezi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 816,514th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwezi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Aside from Malawi Chimwezi is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwedzi | 94 | 39 | / |
| Schimwedzi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chimweza | 88 | 11 | / |
| Shimwezi | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chimwazi | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chimbezi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chimweji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shimwezhi | 82 | 81 | / |
| Chimwueze | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimnweze | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimbedzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simwezi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kimwezi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chembezi | 75 | 3,521 | / |
| Chinweze | 75 | 1,208 | / |
| Chimbizi | 75 | 781 | / |
| Chimwege | 75 | 96 | / |
| Chimwiza | 75 | 36 | / |
| Chimbeze | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chimbegi | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chimwase | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chinweza | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chimwise | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chimwasi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shemwezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinwizi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwiset | 71 | 240 | / |
| Chimbidzi | 71 | 191 | / |
| Chinwueze | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chinwezeh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chimbizhi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimwises | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chembedzi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tshimweji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinweisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinweeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwadze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinwezea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwazaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwezi | 67 | 175 | / |
| Simwizi | 67 | 170 | / |
| Chimbidzai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kimweza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimweji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimuezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwichai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himbizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimweze | 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 Chimwezi
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