Chihuwa Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Chihuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chihuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihuwa is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,518,885th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihuwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chihuwa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihuhwa | 93 | 24 | / |
| Chihuswa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chiuwa | 92 | 302 | / |
| Chijuwa | 86 | 505 | / |
| Chihuwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shihuwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chihuba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chihuva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiuwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hiuwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chihuhwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tshihuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chehouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihouba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiuba | 77 | 84 | / |
| Kihuwa | 77 | 77 | / |
| Chiuwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shiuwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hiuwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hiuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zihuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shehuwa | 71 | 131 | / |
| Hehuwat | 71 | 65 | / |
| Chijuba | 71 | 50 | / |
| Chihowo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chijuwe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shiuwua | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gihuywa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schiuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zihuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihuvo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiuwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kehhuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiuswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuhueva | 67 | 237 | / |
| Kiuwa | 67 | 190 | / |
| Hyuwa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chijiuwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chehowah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hiuwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chihuivo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chehouba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siuwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chihoube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuhuhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiujbea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cyuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshijuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xiuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chehueva | 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 Chihuwa
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