Chidawaya Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidawaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidawaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2341:65,9759,930
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England21:27,859,030389,889

Chidawaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chidawaya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidawaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,025,894th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chidawaya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chidawaya is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 65,975. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 58 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Chidawaya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Chidawaya Last Name Statistics demography

Chidawaya earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 673.77% more than the national average, earning R 1,838,770 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chidabaya891/
Chidawayo891/
Chidavaya891/
Chidawa881,530/
Hidaway885/
Hoidaway822/
Kidawaya821/
Haidaway821/
Heidaway821/
Hideaway820/
Hidawa80323/
Cidawa8076/
Hidawiyah789/
Sidaway751,780/
Chidava758/
Chedawa758/
Chidawe755/
Haidawa754/
Heidawa751/
Siddaway71212/
Chidhava716/
Headaway711/
Chidouwa711/
Haidawai711/
Chidhawe711/
Saidaway710/
Hudawiyah6714/
Hedawa6710/
Jidawy679/
Hidaby675/
Hidawi673/
Chidabhai673/
Hedawy671/
Gidawy671/
Khidavaye671/

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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 Chidawaya
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