Chavengwa Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Chavengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 141 | 1:109,491 | 15,099 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chavengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chavengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chavengwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavengwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chavengwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chavengwa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 109,491. In Zimbabwe Chavengwa is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 48 percent live, Midlands Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaveingwas | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chavangwa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chawengwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khavengwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cavhengwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chaweangwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaweangwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chawangwa | 78 | 66 | / |
| Khavinguha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khowhenghua | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chavengwa
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