Chiwanika Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Chiwanika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 187 | 1:82,557 | 12,049 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chiwanika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwanika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwanika is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwanika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,231,034th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwanika live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 82,557. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 62 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwanuka | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chiwonika | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chivanika | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kiwanika | 82 | 19 | / |
| Chebanika | 78 | 38 | / |
| Chiwoneka | 78 | 28 | / |
| Hewanicka | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chiwaneke | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chivaniko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chivanike | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwanitkit | 76 | 4 | / |
| Chaiwanichkit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwanichkij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hewanicki | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kyowanika | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chevonika | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chebanyka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chiwoneki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hewanická | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiwoneke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chewonica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chevanica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gibanica | 59 | 336 | / |
| Cebanica | 59 | 150 | / |
| Kivaniko | 59 | 4 | / |
| Cibanico | 59 | 2 | / |
| Chevonica | 56 | 237 | / |
| Chebaneko | 56 | 2 | / |
| Chebonyka | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kiwongeka | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chevônica | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chuvoneka | 56 | 1 | / |
| Jivanikhoj | 53 | 10 | / |
| Zibanikkho | 53 | 8 | / |
| Schevonica | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kevasnicka | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Chiwanika
- 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