Chiwangu Surname
Approximately 3,411 people bear this surname
Chiwangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,404 | 1:15,553 | 2,020 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiwangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwangu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chiwangu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 132,347th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,136,484 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwangu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Chiwangu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,404 people, or 1 in 15,553. In Tanzania Chiwangu is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 51 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Chiwangu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibangu | 88 | 1,367 | / |
| Chivangu | 88 | 72 | / |
| Tchibangu | 82 | 281 | / |
| Tshiwangu | 82 | 55 | / |
| Chibhangu | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chivhangu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cibangu | 80 | 1,357 | / |
| Siwangu | 80 | 439 | / |
| Kiwangu | 80 | 90 | / |
| Tchibangou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shibangu | 75 | 150 | / |
| Shivangu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sihwangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibangu | 71 | 68,302 | / |
| Haibangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshivangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivangu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Zibangu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sibangu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hevangu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshibangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shivangaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zivangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thshibangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshibanghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gibangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwongou | 63 | 76 | / |
| Tchiboungou | 63 | 14 | / |
| Kivangou | 63 | 9 | / |
| Tsibangu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kibang'u | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sibangou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kajwangu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tchivoungou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saibangou | 59 | 5 | / |
| Seibangou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tsaibangou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kibongu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sebangu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sivamgu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sebangou | 50 | 9 | / |
| Kybangou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Zebangou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiwangu
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