Chinguwo Surname
Approximately 4,981 people bear this surname
Chinguwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,548 | 1:3,764 | 507 |
| Zimbabwe | 393 | 1:39,283 | 6,076 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chinguwo (13) may also be a first name.
Chinguwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinguwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinguwo has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chinguwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinguwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chinguwo is the 95,533rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,463,069 people. The surname Chinguwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinguwo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chinguwo is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,548 people, or 1 in 3,764. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinguwo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chinguwa | 88 | 652 | / |
| Chinguvo | 88 | 162 | / |
| Chingowo | 88 | 151 | / |
| Chingubo | 88 | 38 | / |
| Chingauwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zinguwo | 80 | 70 | / |
| Kinguwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chinenguwa | 78 | 20 | / |
| Chunguwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chinguva | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chinguba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shinguwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingiwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Singuwa | 67 | 249 | / |
| Zinguvo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kingowo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Senguwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Singubo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinenguva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengiwa | 63 | 7 | / |
| Chenguva | 63 | 5 | / |
| Shenguwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kinguba | 53 | 219 | / |
| Henguva | 53 | 130 | / |
| Kinguva | 53 | 47 | / |
| Ginguba | 53 | 22 | / |
| Kenguwa | 53 | 4 | / |
| Qunguwa | 53 | 3 | / |
| Singuba | 53 | 3 | / |
| Senguwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zinguva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Senguhwa | 50 | 3 | / |
| Sengguwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ssengubo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sing'uba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dzenguwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chengiva | 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
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- 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 Chinguwo
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