Chigwanda Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5961:25,9033,957
Tanzania2691:196,80916,828
Zambia321:495,31022,215
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chigwanda
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