Chiwai Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Chiwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 384 | 1:120,260 | 10,066 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Chiwai (2,977) may also be a first name.
Chiwai Demographics
Chiwai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chiwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwai is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 679,794th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. Chiwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chiwai reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,757th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 2,977 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 120,260. In Kenya Chiwai is most common in: Kilifi County, where 55 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 42 percent are found and Kwale County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Chiwai exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Chiwai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chiwai earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.
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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 Chiwai
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