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 most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. 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 prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 134,246. In Zimbabwe Chigwi is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 83 percent live, Midlands Province, where 8 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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