Chigwena Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Chigwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 137 | 1:112,688 | 15,411 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chigwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigwena occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chigwena live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 112,688. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingwenah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chikwena | 88 | 353 | / |
| Chigwana | 88 | 171 | / |
| Chigwina | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigwene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigwanha | 82 | 199 | / |
| Chikwenha | 82 | 51 | / |
| Chiekwena | 82 | 17 | / |
| Chigwenyi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shigwenha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chengwena | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chingweni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiegwene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zigwena | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ciguena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kigwena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikwengah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikwana | 75 | 1,653 | / |
| Chikweni | 75 | 398 | / |
| Chiguina | 75 | 68 | / |
| Shikwena | 75 | 64 | / |
| Chikwene | 75 | 59 | / |
| Chikweno | 75 | 14 | / |
| Chiquena | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekwena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiguena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigueno | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigbene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chicwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiguana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikwanha | 71 | 1,980 | / |
| Tcheguena | 71 | 497 | / |
| Chikwenje | 71 | 260 | / |
| Chiekwene | 71 | 116 | / |
| Chikwanah | 71 | 44 | / |
| Chikwemha | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chikwenhe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chikwenho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiqquena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiguenoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwina | 67 | 14 | / |
| Giguena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchigbenou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwanhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chickwanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siguena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziguena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heguena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiguena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbeno | 67 | 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 Chigwena
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