Chidawu Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5561:27,7674,278
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Chidawu (16) may also be a first name.

Chidawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chidawu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidawu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,062nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname Chidawu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chidawu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

Chidawu is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 27,767. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Chidawu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chidhawu93188/
Chidewu861,330/
Chidavu8644/
Chidowu863/
Chidabu862/
Chidhewu801/
Sidawu77162/
Hedawu775/
Hidabu774/
Hidavu772/
Chidovu71210/
Chidobu7175/
Haydawu714/
Chidevu711/
Tshidabu6718/
Haidavou671/
Haidabou671/
Tshidavhu63395/
Hedavu622,301/
Hedabu6225/
Sedawu6214/
Sidabu6213/
Kidavu6213/
Gidabu627/
Jidowu625/
Hedowu623/
Sidavu622/
Kaidavu5750/
Hedawoo5721/
Hedabou5710/
Saidabu572/
Sedawou571/
Kidavou571/
Jidaibu571/
Siddavu571/
Haidoubou501/

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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 Chidawu
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