Chagwiza Surname
Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname
Chagwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,384 | 1:11,155 | 1,432 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Chagwiza (19) may also be a first name.
Chagwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chagwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chagwiza occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagwiza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chagwiza is the 275,596th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chagwiza are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chagwiza is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename world-wide, held by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 11,155. In Zimbabwe Chagwiza is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 55 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found and Harare Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changwiza | 94 | 9 | / |
| Chagwizha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chagwizah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chogwiza | 88 | 66 | / |
| Chakwiza | 88 | 64 | / |
| Chagwisa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chaguiza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chagwizo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Changwizi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tchakwiza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chakwidza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Changweza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sagwiza | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tshangwiza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chagueza | 75 | 720 | / |
| Chakweza | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chagweja | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chakuiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaguisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shakwiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakwisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chagwesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshakwiza | 71 | 1,519 | / |
| Sakwiza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Saguiza | 67 | 6 | / |
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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 Chagwiza
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