Chiwawa Surname
Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname
Chiwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,575 | 1:5,995 | 635 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zambia | 471 | 1:33,652 | 3,412 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chiwawa (111) may also be a first name.
Chiwawa Demographics
Average Chiwawa Salary in
South Africa
R 168,384
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chiwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwawa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 126,575th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,030,523 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwawa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chiwawa is also the 890,531st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 111 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,575 people, or 1 in 5,995. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 44 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.
Chiwawa Last Name Statistics demography
Chiwawa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.14% less than the national average, earning R 168,384 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwawat | 93 | 54 | / |
| Chiwahwa | 93 | 16 | / |
| Chiwaiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiswaswa | 88 | 94 | / |
| Chihwahwa | 88 | 35 | / |
| Chiwawaya | 88 | 13 | / |
| Chiwowa | 86 | 2,021 | / |
| Shiwawa | 86 | 112 | / |
| Chiwewa | 86 | 106 | / |
| Chiwava | 86 | 15 | / |
| Chiwawe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chiwawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zhiwawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heiwawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chihwahwai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwawa | 80 | 242 | / |
| Chihwava | 80 | 63 | / |
| Chihwaba | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chaiwewa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chibawah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaivawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibhawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schiwowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chivawat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siwawa | 77 | 1,371 | / |
| Kiwawa | 77 | 169 | / |
| Ziwawa | 77 | 93 | / |
| Hivawa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hiwawi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hiwawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheewawat | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chishswashwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chibaba | 71 | 351 | / |
| Chivava | 71 | 334 | / |
| Dziwawa | 71 | 183 | / |
| Zhiwawo | 71 | 107 | / |
| Chaiwaiwit | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chiwowo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ziwahwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kiwaawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chiwoba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siwawat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tsiwawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiwavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haibawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shibawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siwawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiwahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khewawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sihwahwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chihwowa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tshibawa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zihwahwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sheuwawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chibhowa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kihwahwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chewawet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shivawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwosva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiovawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwoiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwuoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchivava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchebawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibawou | 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 Chiwawa
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