Chibweza Surname
Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname
Chibweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,229 | 1:13,929 | 2,189 |
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Chibweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chibweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chibweza is found most in Malawi. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chibweza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibweza? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 267,085th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,981,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibweza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,229 people, or 1 in 13,929. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibwedza | 94 | 3 | / |
| Chibwezo | 88 | 185 | / |
| Chibwesa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chibweze | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chibueza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chibweja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chibwezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chibwadza | 82 | 13 | / |
| Sibweza | 80 | 316 | / |
| Chibueze | 75 | 19,458 | / |
| Chipwaza | 75 | 305 | / |
| Kibwezia | 75 | 41 | / |
| Chibwese | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chibweso | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chibuezo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chibweje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibbeze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibwiza | 71 | 48 | / |
| Cheibueze | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chisbueze | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chibuezze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaibueze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibuezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibuezei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kibwiza | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kibwesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jibueza | 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
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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 Chibweza
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