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 is found most in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwandu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwandu is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwandu reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 40 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.
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