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
The last name Chagwiza is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagwiza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chagwiza is the 275,596th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chagwiza reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chagwiza is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 11,155. In Zimbabwe Chagwiza is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 55 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 14 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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