Chiuwe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Chiuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiuwe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiuwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiuwe is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiuwe live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Chiuwe is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chijuwe9216/
Chihuwe925/
Chiuwei921/
Hiuwe916/
Chiuw910/
Chijiuwe8617/
Chihuhwe8612/
Chiuwa83302/
Chiuve8345/
Chiube838/
Chijuwa77505/
Chihuwa77137/
Chyuwei7712/
Chiuwai771/
Khiuw7315/
Hyuwe734/
Hiuwa733/
Siuwe733/
Chihuhwa7124/
Chihoube714/
Chiujbea712/
Choiuybe711/
Scheeuwe711/
Qiuwei67101/
Chiuvé6714/
Sieuwe6711/
Xiuwei676/
Shiuwa676/
Siuwey671/
Kiuwea671/
Hihowe671/
Chiuvi671/
Hiuwai671/
Chihuihue670/

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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 Chiuwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis