Chidenga Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2441:63,2719,521
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England61:9,286,343223,652
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chidenga Last Name Facts

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

Chidenga occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 978,274th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chidenga live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 63,271. In Zimbabwe Chidenga is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent are found, Harare Province, where 31 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Chidenga
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