Chifwete Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chifwete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chifwete Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chifwete Demographics

Chifwete Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chifwete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chifwete is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifwete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Chifwete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifwete reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 93 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 5 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Chifwete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chifwete last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifweta8844/
Chibwet8075/
Kifwete805/
Cibwete801/
Chifwita7574/
Cifuetes755/
Chibwweth711/
Tchifouet711/
Kibwete6750/
Sivwete6725/
Kifweta674/
Chibwit674/
Keifwetter671/
Tchiffouet671/
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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 Chifwete
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