Chiwasi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Chiwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Chiwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwasi has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Chiwasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwasi reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 94 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Chiwasi is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Chiwasi
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