Chiwatu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Chiwatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 15 | 1:1,056,661 | 30,252 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiwatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwatu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwatu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,056,661. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 36 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwetu | 86 | 738 | / |
| Chibatu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chivatu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chiwetau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwuotu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siwatu | 77 | 147 | / |
| Hibatu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiwatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giwatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hiwotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaibatou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chewetu | 71 | 204 | / |
| Shibatu | 71 | 62 | / |
| Haibatu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chibotu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hibatou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siwaatu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chevatu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheibaatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hhibatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hibautu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheibattou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiswatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshibatu | 67 | 150 | / |
| Shaibatu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chibuotu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Haibatou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiboutu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heibatou | 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 Chiwatu
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