Chibukwa Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chibukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chibukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chibukwa (11) may also be a first name.

Chibukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chibukwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chibukwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chibukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chibukwa is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chibukwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe Chibukwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 72 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Chibukwa is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibuekwa945/
Chibuikwa941/
Chebukwa8868/
Chibukwe8815/
Chibugwa882/
Chubukwa881/
Chibukwi881/
Chibungwa8273/
Chibuikwe824/
Chibuungwa781/
Chibungwah781/
Chibokwe7530/
Chibugwe751/
Gibugwa675/
Chibuque63297/
Chibogwe6382/
Chibugbo632/
Chivugwi631/
Chibhogwe599/
Gebukua531/
Chebugui501/

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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 Chibukwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis