Chirimba Surname
Approximately 792 people bear this surname
Chirimba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 494 | 1:31,251 | 4,826 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Chirimba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirimba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chirimba is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirimba? popularity and diffusion
Chirimba is the 434,076th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirimba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 31,251. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schirimba | 94 | 6 | / |
| Chirimbas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chirhimba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cirimba | 93 | 21 | / |
| Hirimba | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chiremba | 88 | 3,751 | / |
| Chirumba | 88 | 252 | / |
| Cherimba | 88 | 4 | / |
| Shirimba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chiermba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chirimbo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chirimbi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chirimwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chirimbes | 82 | 13 | / |
| Tcherimba | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chirhumba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshirimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zirimba | 80 | 520 | / |
| Kirimba | 80 | 77 | / |
| Sirimba | 80 | 21 | / |
| Girimba | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shirmba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chierhemba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chirembo | 75 | 894 | / |
| Chiremwa | 75 | 104 | / |
| Cirimbei | 75 | 93 | / |
| Chirembe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kirimbai | 75 | 20 | / |
| Shirimbo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Quirimba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Girimbai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sirimbai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chirumbo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssirimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzirimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirimbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cirhemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Churumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuirimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiremba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshiremba | 71 | 60 | / |
| Shirinbai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Churhemba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Churumbai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zirmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirrumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quirimbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuirhimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirinbay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hermba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirember | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heremba | 67 | 658 | / |
| Ciremwa | 67 | 383 | / |
| Kirimbo | 67 | 145 | / |
| Girimbe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Schermbach | 67 | 53 | / |
| Herimbi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ziremba | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kiremba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sirimbo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Siremba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Serimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Girmbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jerimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiremua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girimbo | 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 Chirimba
- 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