Chigwada Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigwada Surname User-submission:

The surname Chigwada means 'ghost'.

Chigwada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,0621:7,487854
England281:1,989,93178,001
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chigwada (20) may also be a first name.

Chigwada Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Chigwada means 'ghost'.

- sircharlesyf

Chigwada Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chigwada is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigwada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chigwada is the 194,280th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,369,184 people. The surname Chigwada occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigwada are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,062 people, or 1 in 7,487. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 31 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Chigwada Last Name Statistics demography

Chigwada earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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