Chidiwa Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Chidiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chidiwa Demographics
Chidiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chidiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chidiwa is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidiwa? popularity and diffusion
Chidiwa is the 533,524th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname Chidiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidiwa live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chidiwa is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Without taking into account Malawi Chidiwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
Chidiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidihwa | 93 | 10 | / |
| Hidiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chiduwa | 86 | 887 | / |
| Chidiwo | 86 | 131 | / |
| Chidewa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Shidiwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chudiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chidhuwa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Tshidiwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Schidiva | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chidieva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chideswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chidiwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kidiwa | 77 | 178 | / |
| Sidiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hidywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hediwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chidhuhwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidewe | 71 | 338 | / |
| Chidewo | 71 | 88 | / |
| Chiduwo | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kidiswa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chidjui | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kaidiwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chidivi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chidibi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hideway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiduva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheduwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kidaiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chidive | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chideva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saidiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidevi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shidieva | 67 | 75 | / |
| Tshidiba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chudieva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chidehwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kaidhiwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chidhuwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schediwá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chiedewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khidieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchideba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keidiway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shidewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cidibhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chidevad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhiduva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chedewas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshidiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heideway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hideaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chidiwa
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