Chigwededza Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigwededza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chigwededza Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3611:42,7656,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

Chigwededza is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigwededza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 781,947th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwededza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 42,765. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 38 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Chigwededza exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigweddedza961/
Chigwedeza952/
Chigwetedza9153/
Chigwededze9113/
Chigwetedze821/
Chikwetedzo732/
Chkdeidze601/
Chakudodza571/

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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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