Chiungwe Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Chiungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chiungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiungwe occurs most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chiungwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiungwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,239,697th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiungwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chiungwe is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihungwe | 94 | 42 | / |
| Hiungwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiungwa | 88 | 157 | / |
| Chiungue | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chihugwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chihongwe | 82 | 242 | / |
| Chihungwa | 82 | 89 | / |
| Chijongwe | 82 | 59 | / |
| Shiungwei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kiungwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chiukwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hiungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiugwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshihungwe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shiungwa | 75 | 45 | / |
| Chijogwe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kihungwe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kijungwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiukwej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchihoungbe | 74 | 54 | / |
| Shieungwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chihongue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheongwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chijongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyungwe | 67 | 406 | / |
| Hyungwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chiuque | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiungwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chehoungbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheoungbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiunkwe | 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 Chiungwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis