Chigwani Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Chigwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Chigwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigwani occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chigwani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigwanhi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikwani | 88 | 678 | / |
| Chegwani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikwanhi | 82 | 43 | / |
| Chikwanyi | 82 | 11 | / |
| Cikwani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kigwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kigwaini | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chekwani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekwanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigwana | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kikwani | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cekwani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qegwani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kegwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceguani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cikwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhekwani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kiggwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kheskwani | 59 | 21 | / |
| Chikuhane | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kikwana | 53 | 34 | / |
| Qekwani | 53 | 8 | / |
| Qegwane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kikuani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Qhekwane | 50 | 35 | / |
| Quiguana | 50 | 22 | / |
| Chekwone | 50 | 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 Chigwani
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