Chibwete Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Chibwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chibwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chibwete occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibwete? popularity and diffusion
Chibwete is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibwete live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Chibwete is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Chibwete occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibwet | 93 | 75 | / |
| Cibwete | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chipwete | 88 | 205 | / |
| Chibwate | 88 | 18 | / |
| Chibweth | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chibweta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshibwete | 82 | 226 | / |
| Chibwweth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kibwete | 80 | 50 | / |
| Chibwit | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tshibwet | 75 | 123 | / |
| Chipweti | 75 | 74 | / |
| Chibbett | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chipweta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibuete | 71 | 48 | / |
| Tshipwete | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tshibweta | 71 | 41 | / |
| Hibbet | 71 | 26 | / |
| Tshibwite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hibbett | 67 | 696 | / |
| Chibwid | 67 | 308 | / |
| Kibweta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chebbet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zipwete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cibueta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kipwete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibuete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hibbeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibweti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hibbeth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chibwete
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis