Tchimwe Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Tchimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Tchimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchimwe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tchimwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchimwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tchimwe is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Tchimwe is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tchimwe reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 94 percent live and Southwest Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimwe | 92 | 720 | / |
| Tchimwoue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshimwe | 86 | 84 | / |
| Chimwee | 86 | 75 | / |
| Tchemwe | 86 | 43 | / |
| Tchimbe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tchimwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tchumwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tcheumwe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Tchimbey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tchinweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchemweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinwe | 77 | 2,648 | / |
| Chimbe | 77 | 808 | / |
| Chimue | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chemwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tchimmoue | 75 | 18 | / |
| Tchemwoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchinwoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchimnoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 71 | 1,280 | / |
| Chemwei | 71 | 174 | / |
| Tchembe | 71 | 131 | / |
| Tshimue | 71 | 68 | / |
| Chemwey | 71 | 24 | / |
| Tchinwa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Tchemwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chimbee | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tchimbi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chinwei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chuimbe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tshimbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimbey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chinwee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchinve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemmwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchienweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimbei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemw | 67 | 91 | / |
| Tchuinwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tshimbei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zimwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshimwaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchimbay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaimwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinweah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshimbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchenwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheunwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoinbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinmbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimbhe | 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
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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 Tchimwe
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