Chihuahua Surname

213,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Chihuahua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihuahua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,4951:83,0283,434
United States4171:869,20665,973
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Chihuahua (20) may also be a first name.

Chihuahua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chihuahua is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chihuahua.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihuahua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 213,634th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,781,809 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Chihuahua live; 99 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Hispano-North America. Chihuahua is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The last name Chihuahua is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 83,028. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Zacatecas, where 35 percent are found, Chihuahua, where 20 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 11 percent are found. Barring Mexico this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Chihuahua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chihuahua surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% being registered with the party.

Chihuahua earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.04% less than the national average, earning $31,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihuaha941/
Chihuahau891/
Chihuhu882/
Chihaha881/
Chaihuaiha845/
Chihuihue780/
Chiuhua753/
Chihuho751/
Tchihouhou741/
Shehu Ahu675/

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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 Chihuahua
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