Chigwiye Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Chigwiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 303 | 1:174,725 | 15,264 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
Chigwiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigwiye is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chigwiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chigwiye is the 855,216th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwiye live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 174,725. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingwiye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chigwiya | 88 | 227 | / |
| Chigwiyo | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chikwiye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigway | 80 | 72 | / |
| Chigweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigwue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikweye | 75 | 59 | / |
| Chikwiyo | 75 | 45 | / |
| Chigwaya | 75 | 38 | / |
| Chingway | 75 | 26 | / |
| Chikwiya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chigweya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chegwiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchigwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigwayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigweje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingwaya | 71 | 94 | / |
| Chingwayi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chingweyi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chekwiyet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiegwuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingwaio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwaiyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingkwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiguay | 67 | 3,496 | / |
| Chikwej | 67 | 575 | / |
| Chigbeu | 67 | 283 | / |
| Highway | 67 | 199 | / |
| Chiguai | 67 | 143 | / |
| Chikwee | 67 | 125 | / |
| Chikwai | 67 | 74 | / |
| Chiguey | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chikwei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hingway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kikwiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zikwiye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chigbui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chegwue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gikwiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiguei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigwieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigwaye | 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 Chigwiye
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