Chidowi Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chidowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Chidowi Last Name Facts

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

Chidowi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidowi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidowi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chidowi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Chidowi is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chidobi86648/
Chidowe86159/
Chidovi86123/
Shidowi861/
Chidohwe8010/
Chidouwa801/
Chidobhi801/
Hidawi773/
Chidovich756/
Chiedovie751/
Chidawa711,530/
Chiduwa71887/
Chidewe71338/
Chidobe71298/
Shidawi7156/
Chidubi7140/
Chiduwe7130/
Chidabi7118/
Sidowai7110/
Tsidowi717/
Chidawe715/
Huidawi713/
Chidevi711/
Chidove711/
Chudovi711/
Cidobai711/
Zhidovi711/
Kidowei711/
Khidawi711/
Chidhuwa6738/
Chidovet6733/
Chidehwe6723/
Chidhuwe6716/
Chesdawi671/
Chidoveț671/
Chidoveţ671/
Chudoevi671/
Haidawai671/
Tchedovi671/
Sheidawi671/
Cheddawi671/
Chidhawe671/
Chudovyi671/

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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 Chidowi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis