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 last name Chigwada is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see 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 used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,369,184 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigwada reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chigwada is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,062 people, or 1 in 7,487. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

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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