Chiwanga Surname

58,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,4811:11,8151,537
Malawi2,9281:5,847834
Zimbabwe9241:16,7082,448
Zambia2951:53,7295,006
England261:2,143,00282,017
Botswana221:99,40615,343
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chiwanga (92) may also be a first name.

Chiwanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwanga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chiwanga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,173rd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 837,842 people. The surname Chiwanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwanga reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chiwanga is also the 992,070th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,481 people, or 1 in 11,815. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 54 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

Chiwanga Last Name Statistics demography

Chiwanga earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 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 Chiwanga
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