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 rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chigwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 common given name worldwide, held by 12 people.
Chigwaya is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 49 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 24 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, 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
- 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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