Chiwandu Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chiwandu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiwandu (40) may also be a first name.
Chiwandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwandu occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwandu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiwandu is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Chiwandu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwandu live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 40 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibandu | 88 | 14 | / |
| Chiwondu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Haiwandu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shiwandu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chivandu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shihwandu | 82 | 111 | / |
| Chibhandu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiwhendu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiovandu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwandu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kiwandu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shishwandu | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shivandu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Shibandu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibondu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chevandu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibandu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tshivandu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shihwamdu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shihuandu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shivanndu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibandu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jewandu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Siwondu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kivandu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshivhandu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jibandu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saibandu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Hebeindu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tshibondu | 59 | 4 | / |
| Sebandu | 53 | 22 | / |
| Kibondu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zivondu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zebandou | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Chiwandu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis