Chiwati Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia611:259,83515,508
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chiwati Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chiwati Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chiwati occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chiwati are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Chiwati is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 259,835. In Zambia Chiwati is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 57 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 30 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Botswana, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihwati932/
Chiwathai88241/
Chiwate8626/
Chivati8626/
Chewati861/
Khiswati808/
Chivatai804/
Khiowati803/
Chivaati801/
Kiwati771/
Chewathai751/
Kiswati712,508/
Chivate711,890/
Civatti7196/
Chevati7126/
Cheewathai715/
Chewate712/
Qiswati711/
Chiwote711/
Kiwgati711/
Chewoti711/
Kheswati67108/
Kiswatis679/
Chevatti674/
Cheveati673/
Chevaiti673/
Chivathe672/
Chivaate672/
Chiweite671/
Chevayti671/
Chevaati671/
Chehwate671/
Khewatie671/
Chevatyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Chiwati
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