Chirimwami Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Chirimwami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirimwami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3891:53,1896,411
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chirimwami (169) may also be a first name.

Chirimwami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chirimwami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chirimwami is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chirimwami.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirimwami? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 276,904th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,205,390 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirimwami are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chirimwami is also the 703,581st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 169 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,389 people, or 1 in 53,189. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cirimwami951,737/
Tchirimwami9582/
Chirhimwami954/
Chirimwamie951/
Cirhimwami9034/
Shirimwami9021/
Tshirimwami8627/
Kirimwami842/
Sirimwame741/
Kiryomwami703/
Shirimuhama67358/
Kerembami532/

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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 Chirimwami
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