Chihwe Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chihwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chihwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihwe is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chihwe is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Chihwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chihwe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 38 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 31 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Chihwe
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