Chadyiwa Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chadyiwa Surname Definition:

Chadyiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: the evil omen has been consumed'.

Chadyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4041:38,2135,921
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chadyiwa (15) may also be a first name.

Chadyiwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chadyiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: the evil omen has been consumed'.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chadyiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chadyiwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chadyiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chadyiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 693,669th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chadyiwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 38,213. In Zimbabwe Chadyiwa is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 27 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chodyiwa8818/
Chadyewa885/
Hadjiwa802/
Chadieva757/
Chadyeva751/
Schadieva711/
Hadyeva6737/
Hadieva6716/
Cadieva671/
Schaydieva671/
Jadyewa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chadyiwa
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