Chiwanja Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chiwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chiwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwanja is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwanja are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chiwanja is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 633,997. In Zambia Chiwanja is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 96 percent live and Northern Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 47 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwanza | 88 | 3,603 | / |
| Chibanja | 88 | 62 | / |
| Chivanja | 88 | 52 | / |
| Chiwanje | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chiwanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chiwonja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiwanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchivanja | 82 | 16 | / |
| Chihwanya | 82 | 7 | / |
| Schiwania | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chihwanha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiwanzah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiswanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kiwanja | 80 | 46 | / |
| Siwanja | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ziwanja | 80 | 20 | / |
| Cibanja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ciwanza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ciwanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchivandja | 78 | 1,974 | / |
| Chiwasensa | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chaiwansat | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chibanje | 75 | 290 | / |
| Chibanza | 75 | 203 | / |
| Chibansa | 75 | 123 | / |
| Chivanza | 75 | 43 | / |
| Kiwandja | 75 | 34 | / |
| Chibanya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kiswanja | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chiwange | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chibanji | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chivanji | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chibania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chiwanzo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiwanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shivanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibansha | 71 | 15 | / |
| Choibanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchibanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaibania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihwanhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivhanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivaunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ziwanza | 67 | 36 | / |
| Siwania | 67 | 24 | / |
| Cibanza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kiwanza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zivanja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiwanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hivanje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hivania | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hibania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jivanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siwanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cibania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gibanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwanxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwania | 67 | 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 Chiwanja
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