Chigwende Surname
Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname
Chigwende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,510 | 1:10,224 | 1,281 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chigwende (39) may also be a first name.
Chigwende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwende Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigwende occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwende? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 254,576th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,698,611 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigwende live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 39 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,510 people, or 1 in 10,224. In Zimbabwe Chigwende is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwende | 89 | 61 | / |
| Chigwenda | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chigwendi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chegwende | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwende | 84 | 479 | / |
| Zigwende | 82 | 47 | / |
| Chikwenda | 78 | 213 | / |
| Chikwinde | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chigwindi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chigwinda | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chikwendi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chikwendy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chingwindi | 74 | 12 | / |
| Shig'wenda | 74 | 4 | / |
| Cicuende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigwenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikwende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchicuendje | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cicuendez | 67 | 582 | / |
| Chikwindi | 67 | 186 | / |
| Chikwinda | 67 | 138 | / |
| Cicuendes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaikwende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keikwende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikwenda | 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 Chigwende
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