Chigwi Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Chigwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 115 | 1:134,246 | 17,609 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chigwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigwi is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chigwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,691,963rd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 134,246. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 83 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 8 percent are found and Harare Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingwii | 86 | 13 | / |
| Tchigwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigwa | 83 | 1,649 | / |
| Chigwe | 83 | 1,443 | / |
| Chigui | 83 | 96 | / |
| Higwit | 83 | 44 | / |
| Chikwi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Chegwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chigwy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiguai | 77 | 143 | / |
| Chikwai | 77 | 74 | / |
| Chigway | 77 | 72 | / |
| Tchigui | 77 | 70 | / |
| Chiegwe | 77 | 52 | / |
| Chikwei | 77 | 32 | / |
| Chuigwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Chuigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chigbui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiguei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zchigui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchigbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chikgwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheigui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cikwi | 73 | 56 | / |
| Higui | 73 | 55 | / |
| Cigui | 73 | 55 | / |
| Sigwi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Higwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kigwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higbi | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chingway | 71 | 26 | / |
| Cheng'wi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chinkwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchuigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chengwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikkwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tcheigui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchuigui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinghui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchikwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwe | 67 | 3,857 | / |
| Chikwa | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Chiqui | 67 | 1,360 | / |
| Chegwe | 67 | 868 | / |
| Shigui | 67 | 773 | / |
| Chikui | 67 | 657 | / |
| Chicui | 67 | 255 | / |
| Hingwe | 67 | 133 | / |
| Shigwa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Chigbe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Higgwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Chigue | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kigwio | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kigwei | 67 | 55 | / |
| Shigbi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zigwai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shikwi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Higbai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chegwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sigwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chekwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chukwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shigvi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heigwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sigwid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbei | 67 | 0 | / |
| Higwer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chigwi
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