Chiwaa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chiwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chiwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwaa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwaa is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Chiwaa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwaa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chiwaa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Chiwaa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
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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 Chiwaa
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