Chigwanda Surname
Approximately 921 people bear this surname
Chigwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 596 | 1:25,903 | 3,957 |
| Tanzania | 269 | 1:196,809 | 16,828 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chigwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigwanda is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chigwanda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwanda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigwanda is the 385,671st most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigwanda live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 25,903. In Zimbabwe Chigwanda is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 45 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Chigwanda occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwanda | 89 | 12,902 | / |
| Chigwande | 89 | 370 | / |
| Chigwandi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chiguanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwanda | 84 | 73 | / |
| Chingwandi | 84 | 8 | / |
| Chikwannda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sigwanda | 82 | 184 | / |
| Kigwanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zigwanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwande | 78 | 27 | / |
| Chigwonde | 78 | 20 | / |
| Chekwanda | 78 | 14 | / |
| Chikwando | 78 | 10 | / |
| Chikwandi | 78 | 8 | / |
| Sigwainda | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tshikwanda | 74 | 89 | / |
| Chenkwanda | 74 | 14 | / |
| Chingwondo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Higwahandi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chigwondeh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sikwanda | 71 | 230 | / |
| Kikwanda | 71 | 100 | / |
| Hiqwandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shegwando | 67 | 230 | / |
| Sikwainda | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chicuande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinguando | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitcwanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiguonde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuanda | 63 | 27 | / |
| Chukwuando | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shengwando | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshinkuanda | 60 | 1 | / |
| Segbanda | 59 | 42 | / |
| Sekwanda | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kigwondo | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Chigwanda
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