Chiwani Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1931:79,99111,722
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Chiwani (29) may also be a first name.

Chiwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwani is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiwani is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Chiwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 29 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 79,991. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 44 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihwani9334/
Chiwanyi938/
Chijwani936/
Chiwanai931/
Chihwanhi881/
Chiwoni86712/
Chewani86188/
Chivani86128/
Khiwani8672/
Chiwane8625/
Chiwhane8029/
Chijvani8022/
Chehwani802/
Chewaini801/
Chiwonyi801/
Kichwani801/
Chiwanne801/
Kiwani77320/
Cheejwani753/
Kiswani711,577/
Chivane71207/
Chiwone71126/
Kihwani7173/
Chivoni7138/
Khewani7121/
Khivani7113/
Chewane718/
Kiwanyi717/
Caivani716/
Chevani715/
Kaiwani715/
Qiswani714/
Kiwhani714/
Khiwane713/
Khibani713/
Kiwangi712/
Khiwana712/
Kehwani712/
Kiwagni711/
Cuibani711/
Khywani711/
Kiwanit711/
Keshwani671,855/
Chivhane67620/
Khiouani67547/
Koiwanit67431/
Kisswani67303/
Chehwane6727/
Kishwani6716/
Kiswaini6710/
Kheswani673/
Chevagni673/
Kaiwanit673/
Quiwanis672/
Cjwangai671/
Kaiswani671/
Kichwane671/
Kheiwana671/
Kiwangoi671/
Chivahne671/
Kiswasni671/
Khitvani671/
Caivanni671/

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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
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  • 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 Chiwani
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