Chihwendu Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chihwendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihwendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1581:97,71013,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chihwendu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chihwendu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chihwendu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihwendu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chihwendu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 97,710. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 46 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 28 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwendu94559/
Chiwhendu891/
Chiwndu882/
Chewendu826/
Chibendu821/
Siwendu75539/
Kiwendu754/
Chebendu7133/
Chibindu7111/
Shibendu712/
Chebindu711/
Tshibendu674/
Shiwendoo671/
Shaivendu671/
Tchibndou671/
Kiwindu6359/
Sivendu634/
Cibindu631/
Sewendu631/
Siwindu631/
Jibendu631/
Gibendui591/
Shibindu591/
Tshibindu5627/
Kivndu531/
Kebendu502/
Zebendu501/
Sebindu501/

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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
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  • 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 Chihwendu
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