Chizimu Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chizimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chizimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chizimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chizimu is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chizimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chizimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 431,914th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizimu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chidzimu936/
Chisimu869/
Chizemu864/
Shizimu861/
Chishimu806/
Chiţimuş802/
Kizimu77827/
Sizimu771/
Gichimu713,073/
Kizimou71204/
Chisemu7119/
Hishimu712/
Khicimu711/
Chejimu711/
Chisemhu6751/
Tshijimu6727/
Kidzimou6719/
Chishemu6715/
Hichimou672/
Tchitchimou671/
Haishimu671/
Chitsemu671/

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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 Chizimu
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