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 surname Chibweza has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chibweza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 267,085th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chibweza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 13,929. Besides Malawi Chibweza exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
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
- 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 Chibweza
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