Chibweya Surname
Approximately 2,403 people bear this surname
Chibweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,353 | 1:7,275 | 1,067 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chibweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chibweya occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chibweya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibweya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chibweya is the 177,886th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,032,687 people. The last name Chibweya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibweya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,353 people, or 1 in 7,275. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibwaya | 88 | 266 | / |
| Chibweja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chimpweya | 82 | 314 | / |
| Tchibwaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chibwai | 80 | 41 | / |
| Cibwaya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kibweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimphweya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shipweya | 75 | 223 | / |
| Chipwaya | 75 | 165 | / |
| Chibwayi | 75 | 61 | / |
| Chibwaye | 75 | 24 | / |
| Chibweje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shibwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibueyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibbaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibwaya | 71 | 630 | / |
| Tshibwiya | 71 | 68 | / |
| Hibbey | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kibwey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kibwea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sibwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gibwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibweja | 67 | 906 | / |
| Kibwaya | 67 | 397 | / |
| Sibueya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chebwai | 67 | 38 | / |
| Cibuaya | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kibwiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Csibuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chubway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chipway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chivwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cibwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibvye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chibweya
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