Chigwete Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Chigwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chigwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigwete occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwete? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Chigwete occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwete live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 179,514. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 69 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chigwete is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikwete | 88 | 1,445 | / |
| Chigweta | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chigwate | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwete | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chiguet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sigwete | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shinghwete | 78 | 128 | / |
| Chiquete | 75 | 7,150 | / |
| Chigwiti | 75 | 106 | / |
| Chikweta | 75 | 57 | / |
| Chikweti | 75 | 22 | / |
| Chigwati | 75 | 15 | / |
| Shikwete | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chikwate | 75 | 2 | / |
| Higuette | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigueti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kigweite | 75 | 1 | / |
| Highwite | 75 | 0 | / |
| Higuet | 71 | 540 | / |
| Chiquette | 71 | 254 | / |
| Tshikwete | 71 | 130 | / |
| Higwit | 71 | 44 | / |
| Chiquetes | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chioquete | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chiekweta | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chingwiti | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chukwuete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiguetti | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchiquete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chinquete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigueiti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schiquete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Highwheat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chiquet | 67 | 1,749 | / |
| Kikwete | 67 | 529 | / |
| Tshiekwete | 67 | 144 | / |
| Hicguet | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sikwete | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chicquette | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chioquette | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheguet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siguete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chicuaiete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshinkwete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchikouete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciquete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schioquete | 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 Chigwete
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