Chiwava Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chiwava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chiwava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwava is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Chiwava is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwava live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Chiwava is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihwava | 93 | 63 | / |
| Chiwawa | 86 | 3,589 | / |
| Chivava | 86 | 334 | / |
| Chiwaba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chiwavi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chibava | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiwawat | 80 | 54 | / |
| Chiwahwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chihwaba | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tchiwaba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tchivava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwauba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwosva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwaiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Civava | 77 | 123 | / |
| Chivavaya | 75 | 421 | / |
| Chiswaswa | 75 | 94 | / |
| Chihwahwa | 75 | 35 | / |
| Chiwawaya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chaivavat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiwowa | 71 | 2,021 | / |
| Chibaba | 71 | 351 | / |
| Shiwawa | 71 | 112 | / |
| Chiwewa | 71 | 106 | / |
| Chewave | 71 | 67 | / |
| Chibavo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Chivave | 71 | 36 | / |
| Chibova | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chiveva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chivavi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chiwoba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zhiwaba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chivabi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shivava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiwawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiwove | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivavo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heiwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhiwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihwahwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwovo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwawa | 67 | 242 | / |
| Chiweuba | 67 | 94 | / |
| Chisvave | 67 | 33 | / |
| Chihwowa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chisvavi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chivhaivhai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chaiwewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chibhowa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tshivava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiveeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchibova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaivawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisvova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivavhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivhavhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwompa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwoiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwuoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiwowa | 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 Chiwava
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