Chingwe Surname

204,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chingwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chingwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4491:10,6541,347
Zambia5601:28,3032,946
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chingwe (103) may also be a first name.

Chingwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chingwe is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chingwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chingwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chingwe is the 204,158th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,579,345 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chingwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 103 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 10,654. In Zimbabwe Chingwe is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 33 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Chingwe Last Name Statistics demography

Chingwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning $69,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chingwei934/
Chiongwe931/
Chiengwe931/
Hingwe92133/
Chisengwe8829/
Chitengwe886/
Chiengweh881/
Chingwa861,309/
Chingue86493/
Chungwe86302/
Shingwe86280/
Chinkwe86205/
Chengwe86184/
Chingwi8624/
Chingbe8615/
Chichingwe824/
Chisengwee821/
Chuungwe80456/
Tchingue8063/
Chengwei8049/
Chingway8026/
Chiengwa8026/
Tshingwe8015/
Chingwii8013/
Chungwei807/
Chungwee804/
Tchingbe803/
Tchengwe802/
Chuingwa802/
Ching'wa801/
Chingwai801/
Cheengwe801/
Chingbea801/
Chinkwea801/
Chimnkwe801/
Chienkwe801/
Chemngwe801/
Chinghue801/
Chingkwa801/
Chinkwes801/
Chengwee801/
Chiengwi801/
Zingwe771,763/
Hingue77170/
Kingwe77150/
Hingve77134/
Singwe7716/
Hengwe7712/
Hingwa779/
Cingwa777/
Cingue776/
Hinkwe771/
Hingbe771/
Chingwaya7594/
Tchingoue756/
Chinghuey751/
Chingkwai751/
Chungwhee751/
Tchin'gbe751/
Tchengweh751/
Tshingwej751/
Chinengue751/
Chenghwee751/
Chitengue751/
Chingui714,949/
Dzingwe711,322/
Chinque71496/
Chingua71333/
Chengwa71146/
Chinkwa71139/
Chungue71131/
Chimgue71129/
Haingue71116/
Singwee7183/
Singwet7161/
Chengue7155/
Singwey7142/
Cengwei7139/
Qingwei7138/
Chissengue7136/
Shengwe7125/
Xingwei7123/
Chengbe7121/
Shingve7118/
Jingweh7116/
Chisinkwue7116/
Chissingue7113/
Chengwi7112/
Hingway719/
Hengwei715/
Kiengwe712/
Chenkwe712/
Chincue712/
Kingwea711/
Kingwei711/
Kingwer711/
Chingingwi711/
Simngwe711/
Huingwa711/
Huingue711/
Hoingue711/
Hingoue711/
Khengwe711/
Zingweh711/
Sihngwe711/
Chyngwa711/
Singwei711/
Hingouet67155/
Tchingui67139/
Chinquee67112/
Chuengue67106/
Tchengue6755/
Cheengwa6745/
Chengoue6725/
Cheng'wi679/
Chingboi678/
Shengwei676/
Hengw676/
Chengvei675/
Hingquee672/
Chuinkwa672/
Chinkwai672/
Tshinkwe672/
Chinghui671/
Quingwei671/
Singwhey671/
Hetingue671/
Sehngwei671/
Tchinkwi671/
Tchengbe671/
Tshengwe671/
Chienkwa671/
Singhwee671/
Chengkue671/
Chengque671/
Chengwai671/
Chengway671/
Chencwer671/
Chinquey670/

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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 Chingwe
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