Chinomwe Surname
Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname
Chinomwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Zimbabwe | 476 | 1:32,433 | 5,018 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chinomwe (23) may also be a first name.
Chinomwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinomwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinomwe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinomwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 353,999th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,089,052 people. The surname Chinomwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinomwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinoumwe | 94 | 11 | / |
| Chinhomwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chinombe | 88 | 62 | / |
| Chinamwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chin'ombe | 82 | 118 | / |
| Chinaumwe | 82 | 41 | / |
| Zinomwe | 80 | 157 | / |
| Chinambe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Zinhomwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinumbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinemwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinachimwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sinombe | 67 | 112 | / |
| Zinombe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zinamwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ginombe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sinamwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cinambe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zinonwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinnambee | 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 Chinomwe
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