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
Chiwandu is most common in Malawi. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwandu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwandu is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Chiwandu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwandu are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiwandu is also the 1,614,485th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi Chiwandu occurs 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
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