Chibgwe Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chibgwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibgwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1841:83,90312,221
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Chibgwe Last Name Facts

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

Chibgwe is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibgwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chibgwe is the 1,227,038th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chibgwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 83,903. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 39 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Chibgwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibingwe88183/
Chibgwa863/
Chibgwi861/
Chibghwa802/
Chibgwowa752/
Kibingwe674/
Haibekwe671/
Zibgwi621/
Sibgue621/
Chepgwa571/
Simpengwe501/

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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
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  • 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 Chibgwe
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