Chingwete Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chingwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chingwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chingwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chingwete is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chingwete? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chingwete is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Chingwete is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chingwete are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 60 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 36 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingweta | 89 | 17 | / |
| Chinkwete | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chinguete | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shinghwete | 84 | 128 | / |
| Chingwiti | 78 | 8 | / |
| Chimkwete | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chinquete | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khoingwet | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshinkwete | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hingouet | 71 | 155 | / |
| Kinkwete | 71 | 4 | / |
| Singwite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinguete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinkwita | 67 | 866 | / |
| Kingwhite | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cinguetti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinguiti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chengueti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schenkweiter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenqweth | 67 | 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 Chingwete
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