Chihande Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chihande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2401:220,59018,364
Zambia1311:120,9929,219
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chihande Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chihande Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chihande is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chihande.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihande? popularity and diffusion

It is the 678,631st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihande live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Chihande is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 220,590. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Iringa Region, where 2 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Tanzania Chihande exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Chihande
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