Chidewa Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Chidewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chidewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chidewa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidewa? popularity and diffusion
Chidewa is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Chidewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chidewa reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chidewa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 441,093. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 77 percent are found and Harare Province, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 10 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chideswa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chidawa | 86 | 1,530 | / |
| Chidiwa | 86 | 605 | / |
| Chidewe | 86 | 338 | / |
| Chidewo | 86 | 88 | / |
| Hideway | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chideva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chidehwe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Chidihwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chiedewo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chedewas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchideba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shidewad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chidieva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chidevad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chidaeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heideway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hideaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sidewa | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kidewa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Hidiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hidywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchidewou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chideabah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidhebha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidhevad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shidhewad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidebe | 71 | 654 | / |
| Chidawo | 71 | 165 | / |
| Chidiwo | 71 | 131 | / |
| Chideve | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sidewad | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chidowo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chedawa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chidava | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shedewa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Haideba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sideway | 71 | 5 | / |
| Haideva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chidavo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shidiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hideabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaidewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heideba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chudiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chudawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shideva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sidewwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidive | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidevi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chudaeva | 67 | 1,623 | / |
| Zhideeva | 67 | 160 | / |
| Shidieva | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hoideawi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Chedaeva | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chidhawo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tshidiwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chudeeva | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shedehwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chudieva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shidevad | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shideeva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sechdeva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Schidiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haideeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chidhava | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siddeway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khidieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chidjoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schedeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khidevas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chedevat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaidewea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chidiwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchedeba | 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 Chidewa
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