Chiwapu Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Chiwapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Chiwapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwapu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwapu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chiwapu are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chiwapu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Chiwapu is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 49 percent live, Harare Province, where 41 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 12 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chisvapu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siwapu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shivapu | 71 | 96 | / |
| Shibapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaibopu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Shivaput | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzaiwapu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaibopou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sivapu | 62 | 128 | / |
| Sibapu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Jibapu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Jivapu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Heveapu | 57 | 26 | / |
| Sivapuj | 57 | 19 | / |
| Sivapui | 57 | 11 | / |
| Zibapou | 57 | 7 | / |
| Sivaapu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Sivaput | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gibapuh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sibhapu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sivappu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuibapeu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaywatpu | 53 | 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 Chiwapu
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