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 occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chirimba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirimba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chirimba is the 434,076th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname Chirimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirimba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 494 people, or 1 in 31,251. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 36 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
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
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