Chiwano Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chiwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Chiwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwano occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwano? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Chiwano occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwano are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 360,226. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 64 percent are found, Southern Province, where 34 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Angola, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwanou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiwana | 86 | 443 | / |
| Chivano | 86 | 24 | / |
| Chiwono | 86 | 21 | / |
| Chihuano | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chiwauna | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kiwano | 77 | 80 | / |
| Chihwanha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caivano | 71 | 2,116 | / |
| Chiwona | 71 | 1,664 | / |
| Kihwano | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chewana | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kiswano | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chivana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cuibano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khiwana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chivono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwaano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiswono | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chiwonna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chihuana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chihwona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiwangoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheiwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caivaino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihwango | 67 | 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 Chiwano
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