Chiswanu Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chiswanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiswanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiswanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiswanu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chiswanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiswanu? popularity and diffusion

Chiswanu is the 1,775,494th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiswanu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 499,449. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwanu931/
Chiwanou881/
Chaiwanut821/
Chewanu801/
Shiwanu801/
Hiwanou801/
Chivanhu75225/
Chivangu7572/
Chibanhu7512/
Chioveanu711,283/
Sewanu71264/
Hewanu714/
Siwanu712/
Shiwaanhu711/
Chaibanou711/
Hivanu711/
Chivhangu711/
Sewanou671,571/
Chebanu671,322/
Chaibainou67744/
Chevanu6726/
Civanus678/
Siwannu677/
Siwanou676/
Shivanu676/
Cibhanu676/
Cheewaanut675/
Chybanu674/
Siwanut671/
Sywanou671/
Jhibanu671/
Sewannu671/
Shiwonu671/
Gisuanu671/
Scibanu671/

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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 Chiswanu
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