Chidowa Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Chidowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Chidowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chidowa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidowa reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 291,288. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 45 percent live, Midlands Province, where 28 percent live and Harare Province, where 25 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
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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 Chidowa
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