Chatiwa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chatiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chatiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Chatiwa (195) may also be a first name.

Chatiwa Last Name Facts

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

Chatiwa is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chatiwa? popularity and diffusion

Chatiwa is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chatiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chatiwa is also the 649,894th most widely held first name on earth, held by 195 people.

This last name is most widespread in Botswana, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Not including Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 41 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

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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 Chatiwa
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