Chiwa Surname
Approximately 2,447 people bear this surname
Chiwa Surname Definition:
Chiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: ghost. A child whose arrival is believed to be return of a departed loved one.
Chiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,349 | 1:11,444 | 1,479 |
| Japan | 511 | 1:250,185 | 10,135 |
| Zambia | 225 | 1:70,444 | 6,147 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Chiwa (7,379) may also be a first name.
Chiwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: ghost. A child whose arrival is believed to be return of a departed loved one.
Chiwa Demographics
Average Chiwa Salary in
South Africa
R 86,928
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwa (Oriya: ଚିୱା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwa is the 175,148th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,978,155 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Chiwa live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 74,948th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 7,379 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,349 people, or 1 in 11,444. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 28 percent live, Midlands Province, where 26 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 19 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.
Chiwa Last Name Statistics demography
Chiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.42% less than the national average, earning R 86,928 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିୱା | ciwa | - |
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Footnotes
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