Chihwayi Surname
Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname
Chihwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,232 | 1:12,531 | 1,668 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chihwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chihwayi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chihwayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihwayi? popularity and diffusion
Chihwayi is the 301,281st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chihwayi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chihwayi is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,232 people, or 1 in 12,531. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 30 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 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
- 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 Chihwayi
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