Chihwai Surname
Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname
Chihwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,605 | 1:9,619 | 1,197 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Chihwai (23) may also be a first name.
Chihwai Demographics
Average Chihwai Salary in
United States
$45,650 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chihwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihwai occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihwai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 243,312th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,446,337 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chihwai reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chihwai is also the 2,239,265th most common first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,605 people, or 1 in 9,619. In Zimbabwe Chihwai is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent live, Harare Province, where 17 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Chihwai Last Name Statistics demography
Chihwai earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD 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 Chihwai
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