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
The surname Chiwapu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwapu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is predominantly 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.
The last name Chiwapu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe Chiwapu is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 49 percent reside, Harare Province, where 41 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
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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