Chiwah Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Macau

Chiwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chiwah (29) may also be a first name.

Chiwah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwah is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Chiwah reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chiwah is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 33 percent reside and Harare Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Chiwah occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Chiwah Last Name Statistics demography

Chiwah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaiwah922/
Chuiwah922/
Chiwahz921/
Chiwa912,447/
Chaiwa831,391/
Chiwai83438/
Chiwau83199/
Chuwah83123/
Chewah83101/
Chihwa8380/
Chiway8377/
Chiwap8334/
Chiwua8315/
Chiwoh8315/
Chiwaa8312/
Hiswah839/
Chiewa839/
Chiwea832/
Chivah832/
Choiwa831/
Chuiwa831/
Chiwha831/
Hiwa802,877/
Chihwai771,639/
Chaiwai771,421/
Cheibah7772/
Chaiwas7715/
Chiwway777/
Kheiwah776/
Chaiwad775/
Chiwaat774/
Chiswas773/
Chaiwap772/
Chivahe771/
Chuweah771/
Chiwaap771/
Chuewah771/
Khaiwah771/
Chiba73211,858/
Chuwa7319,876/
Chiva735,828/
Haiwa73834/
Chewa73651/
Khiwa73370/
Heiwa73298/
Chiwo73113/
Hiwai7342/
Hiway7321/
Huwah736/
Hoiwa736/
Hiwau736/
Hewah733/
Hiwas733/
Hiwap733/
Hiwaa732/
Hiwaj732/
Hiwua732/
Hiwha731/
Chaivach712/
Chivahah711/
Chihuaha711/
Chaiweat711/
Chhiba671,424/
Chaiba67997/
Chivas67811/
Chihua67594/
Chewai67541/
Chiweu67540/
Cheuwa67214/
Khaiwa67211/
Chivaz67179/
Chuwai67153/
Chibha67151/
Chewoh67122/
Chibau6792/
Chuuwa6788/
Chibai6780/
Chojwa6778/
Chibea6766/
Chivga6760/
Cheiba6747/
Chajwa6737/
Chewea6736/
Chieva6735/
Cheway6729/
Cheewa6728/
Chivai6727/
Chibaj6727/
Cheiva6723/
Cheywa6723/
Haiwau6721/
Khywah6720/
Chivat6720/
Chaiva6717/
Hichwa6716/
Chuwoh6714/
Chiwei6712/
Chivay678/
Chivha678/
Chibay678/
Chewua678/
Chewha678/
Chaiua678/
Chuway677/
Chhiva675/
Hewash675/
Chibaa675/
Chiewo675/
Chivau675/
Heewah675/
Hivahe674/
Chisva673/
Chitva673/
Haiwai673/
Chiwou673/
Chaiwo673/
Choiba672/
Chehwa672/
Chihuo672/
Khoiwa672/
Chivad671/
Chiwoo671/
Chihba671/
Hibaih671/
Chuhwa671/
Choiua671/
Hiewea671/
Khivah671/
Hajwah671/
Chuewa671/
Chuiba671/
Chaywa671/
Chihuahau671/
Chewaa671/
Hjiwaj671/
Chiova671/
Chijua671/
Kheiwa671/
Chaiwooth671/
Chuwau671/
Juiwah671/
Haiwad671/
Heiway670/

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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
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  • 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 Chiwah
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