Chigwaya Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Chigwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chigwaya (12) may also be a first name.
Chigwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigwaya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigwaya is the 3,185,033rd most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Chigwaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwaya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chigwaya is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth, held by 12 people.
Chigwaya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 49 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 24 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Chigwaya
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