Chidwe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chidwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chidwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chidwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chidwe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chidwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Chidwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Chidwe live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chidwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitwe | 83 | 51 | / |
| Chidue | 83 | 13 | / |
| Chidwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Haidwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hidw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chitwet | 77 | 122 | / |
| Chitwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiedue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haidwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chihtwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaidew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaidue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidwe | 73 | 404 | / |
| Hedwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sidwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hitwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chidouhe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chidwich | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chitwech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitue | 67 | 1,580 | / |
| Chitwa | 67 | 1,380 | / |
| Cheistwer | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shitwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sidewe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chitwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haidue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hidway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chidui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chedve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shidue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haidbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quidwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khedwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haydwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hitwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hidvee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heidew | 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 Chidwe
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