Chihawa Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Chihawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Chihawa (25) may also be a first name.
Chihawa Demographics
Average Chihawa Salary in
South Africa
R 118,848
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chihawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chihawa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chihawa is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihawa reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 25 people.
The last name Chihawa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Chihawa is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania Chihawa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Chihawa Last Name Statistics demography
Chihawa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.99% less than the national average, earning R 118,848 per year.
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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 Chihawa
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