Chidziwa Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chidziwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chidziwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3721:41,5016,408
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chidziwa (18) may also be a first name.

Chidziwa Last Name Facts

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

Chidziwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chidziwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 760,012th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. Chidziwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chidziwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chidziwa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 18 people.

Chidziwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 41,501. In Zimbabwe Chidziwa is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiziwa931,599/
Chidziva882,275/
Chidziwe88579/
Chidziwo88363/
Chidziba8822/
Chizihwa8816/
Schidziva821/
Chijiwa801,693/
Chiziba80755/
Chisiwa80141/
Chiziwe80104/
Chizewa8027/
Chiziva809/
Chiziwi805/
Cheziwa802/
Chigiwa801/
Hidziva801/
Chidzhieva784/
Chidzivo75186/
Chizhiba7568/
Chidzibo7535/
Chaiziva7516/
Chitsiwa7516/
Chichiwa758/
Chizhiva751/
Chaigiwa751/
Shidziva751/
Siziwa7118/
Higiwa715/
Kiziwa711/
Hichiwa67434/
Chizeba6783/
Chizive6777/
Chijiva6757/
Chisewa6750/
Chizewe6749/
Sidziba6744/
Chizivi6715/
Sedziwa673/
Chizibo671/
Chigiba671/
Chizibi671/
Chisiwi671/
Chisiwe671/
Chisiva671/
Khiziva671/
Chiţiba671/

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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 Chidziwa
  • 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