Chimwoyo Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Chimwoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 144 | 1:107,210 | 14,835 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chimwoyo (34) may also be a first name.
Chimwoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimwoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimwoyo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimwoyo? popularity and diffusion
Chimwoyo is the 1,465,390th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimwoyo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chimwoyo is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 34 people.
The surname Chimwoyo is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 107,210. In Zimbabwe Chimwoyo is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 67 percent reside, Harare Province, where 20 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimboyo | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chimwayo | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chimwiyo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chemwoyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chemwoiyo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chimboy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chimbayo | 75 | 2,487 | / |
| Chimwaye | 75 | 1,063 | / |
| Chimwaya | 75 | 843 | / |
| Chimwayi | 75 | 442 | / |
| Chimwejo | 75 | 275 | / |
| Shimboyo | 75 | 74 | / |
| Chimboyi | 75 | 68 | / |
| Chimboya | 75 | 44 | / |
| Chimweye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimweya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chismuoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbuyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimbayoh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimbohyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchimwoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwoyet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Chimbay | 67 | 759 | / |
| Chimboj | 67 | 82 | / |
| Chimwee | 67 | 75 | / |
| Chemwoi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chinway | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chemwey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chimbou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Simwoyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chemwou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Simwayo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chumway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chimbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimway | 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 Chimwoyo
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