Chigwededza Surname
Approximately 362 people bear this surname
Chigwededza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 361 | 1:42,765 | 6,589 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Chigwededza (15) may also be a first name.
Chigwededza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwededza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigwededza is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chigwededza.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwededza? popularity and diffusion
Chigwededza is the 781,947th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name Chigwededza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwededza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 42,765. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 38 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigweddedza | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chigwedeza | 95 | 2 | / |
| Chigwetedza | 91 | 53 | / |
| Chigwededze | 91 | 13 | / |
| Chigwetedze | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwetedzo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chkdeidze | 60 | 1 | / |
| Chakudodza | 57 | 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 Chigwededza
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