Chidewe Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3361:45,9477,059
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chidewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chidewe is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chidewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chidewe is the 821,713th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name Chidewe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidewe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 45,947. In Zimbabwe Chidewe is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 32 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 26 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Chidewe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chidehwe9323/
Chidew921/
Chidebe86654/
Chidowe86159/
Chidewa8642/
Chideve8621/
Chidawe865/
Chaidew861/
Chidohwe8010/
Chaideaw806/
Tchidebe805/
Chidiwei801/
Chidhawe801/
Sidewe7710/
Heidew770/
Schedewie7537/
Tchuidebe751/
Chidiwa71605/
Shidiwe71259/
Chidowi71138/
Sid'ewe717/
Haidebe716/
Chedeve714/
Hideway713/
Chidevi711/
Tsidewe711/
Chidibe711/
Shideve711/
Hedeweh711/
Chidove711/
Chidive711/
Kidewer711/
Hedeswe711/
Hoideawi6762/
Schedewy6725/
Shideeva6715/
Shideawi6713/
Chidihwa6710/
Schedewi6710/
Haideeva677/
Tshidiwe674/
Hedewess671/
Chidjoue671/
Chidoveț671/
Seidewei671/
Kaidewea671/
Chidieva671/
Hedew671/
Zuidewey670/
Heideway670/
Hideaway670/

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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 Chidewe
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