Chidengu Surname
Approximately 478 people bear this surname
Chidengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chidengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chidengu occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidengu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 637,196th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidengu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chidengu is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Beside Malawi Chidengu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidhengu | 94 | 29 | / |
| Chidenu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chedengu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chidingu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chidgu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Tshidengu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiojdeanu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Heidenau | 75 | 10 | / |
| Heidenus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jhidingu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshidingu | 71 | 123 | / |
| Jidenu | 71 | 72 | / |
| Tchedenou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chetgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hedenus | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kidingu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Heidenhauß | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kedengu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zideanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hedenou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heidenhaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshidiongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sidingu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chetgus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ketdengu | 63 | 34 | / |
| Kidingou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hedgu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jidgu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hedenhult | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gedenu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Cedenó | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jidinu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jiddgu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hedgus | 57 | 0 | / |
| Heddinghaus | 53 | 47 | / |
| Kedingu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Hydinus | 53 | 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 Chidengu
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