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
The last name Chavengwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chavengwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chavengwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 109,491. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 48 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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