Chigwiri Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Chigwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 153 | 1:100,904 | 14,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chigwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigwiri has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwiri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,403,590th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwiri reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 100,904. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 73 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingwiri | 94 | 7 | / |
| Chikwiri | 88 | 887 | / |
| Chigwira | 88 | 108 | / |
| Chigwire | 88 | 22 | / |
| Tchiguiri | 82 | 18 | / |
| Chigwaira | 82 | 17 | / |
| Higwira | 80 | 51 | / |
| Cigwira | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kigwiri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciguiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sigwiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higwire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchaiguiri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikwira | 75 | 1,809 | / |
| Chigwere | 75 | 1,098 | / |
| Cheguiri | 75 | 205 | / |
| Chikwire | 75 | 63 | / |
| Chikweri | 75 | 40 | / |
| Chigwera | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chiquiri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chigueri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shigwire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shigwira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaira | 71 | 129 | / |
| Chiquieri | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chikwaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigwerhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tcheguiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kigwire | 67 | 158 | / |
| Siguiri | 67 | 102 | / |
| Kigwira | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cigwere | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ziguiri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kikwiri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gigweri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sigwire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chingwerhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiguiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gicwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giguiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gecwiri | 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 Chigwiri
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