Chihwehwete Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Chihwehwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 529 | 1:29,184 | 4,483 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chihwehwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihwehwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chihwehwete occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihwehwete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 585,898th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chihwehwete live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 29,184. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 17 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihwehwehte | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chiwehwete | 95 | 2 | / |
| Chihwewete | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chehwehwete | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chihwehweta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chiwewete | 90 | 298 | / |
| Chiwewhete | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiwhewhete | 82 | 27 | / |
| Chiwawate | 70 | 16 | / |
| Chivevete | 70 | 7 | / |
| Chibebete | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chivivite | 50 | 53 | / |
| Chivavite | 50 | 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 Chihwehwete
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