Chiwayo Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zimbabwe1811:85,29412,405
Zambia291:546,54923,344
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chiwayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiwayo is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiwayo is the 486,338th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwayo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Chiwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Chiwayo earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 175.45% more than the national average, earning R 654,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiway9277/
Chiwaya8635,235/
Chiwayu86914/
Chibayo86420/
Chiwoyo86295/
Chiwayi86205/
Chiwaye86160/
Chivayo8645/
Chiweyo8617/
Zhiwayo8615/
Chiwway867/
Chiwuyo862/
Hiway8321/
Ciway837/
Chihwayi801,261/
Chiwayah80131/
Chivhayo80108/
Chihwaya8018/
Chihwiyo8017/
Chiwhayi809/
Chiwayaa801/
Tchiwaya801/
Tchiwaye801/
Dhziwayo801/
Scheiway800/
Chiwai77438/
Kiwayo77330/
Chiwau77199/
Siwayo77152/
Cheway7729/
Chiwaa7712/
Chivay778/
Chibay778/
Chuway777/
Ciwayi775/
Chiwou773/
Chiwea772/
Ciwaya772/
Ziwayo772/
Chiwae772/
Hewayo771/
Hiwaye771/
Coiway770/
Heiway770/
Chibaya719,662/
Shiwaye715,314/
Chihwai711,639/
Chaiwai711,421/
Chibaye71702/
Chiweyu71498/
Chiwiya71373/
Shiwayu71366/
Chivayi71296/
Chaybou71292/
Chewaya71206/
Shiwaya71163/
Chiwuya71149/
Chiwoye71131/
Chiweya71104/
Chiweyi7176/
Tshiway7162/
Chivoyo7153/
Chiweye7145/
Chihuay7142/
Tchiwou7142/
Cheaway7133/
Chuwaya7118/
Chibayu7118/
Ceywayo7117/
Shiwuyo7114/
Chiwiye7113/
Chiwuye7111/
Chiboyo7110/
Chiwoya716/
Chiwoue716/
Shiwayi715/
Hajwayo714/
Chaiwoe714/
Chivaya713/
Chiewou713/
Chiwawe712/
Chibeyo712/
Shibayo712/
Choibay711/
Chiwaji711/
Chiwoyi711/
Chibuyo711/
Shiwoyo711/
Cheeway711/
Chaiwey711/
Chiwuyi711/
Jehwayo711/
Chiwujo711/
Shivayo711/
Shewayo711/
Tshiwaya67876/
Hibay67422/
Tshiwayi67253/
Tchaiwou67105/
Tchebayo6770/
Hiwoi6756/
Ziway6751/
Hiwai6742/
Chivhayi6724/
Civay6717/
Hiwoy6716/
Siway6716/
Tchiwoue6710/
Chaaybou676/
Hiwau676/
Kiway675/
Siswahyo674/
Chiwooya674/
Tchibaye674/
Chibhayi672/
Chivhiyo672/
Hiwaa672/
Hiwaj672/
Heway672/
Hiwey672/
Tchewayi672/
Tchaiwai672/
Cibay672/
Sichwayi672/
Tchibaya672/
Chichuay672/
Chibhaya671/
Kaiwayou671/
Hivay671/
Heishway671/
Tchiwiya671/
Tchihwou671/
Tcheiwou671/
Tchaiwau671/
Tshiwoyo671/
Chayuayo671/
Ceway671/
Cayhuayo671/
Khujwayo671/
Khojwayo671/
Ciwou671/
Sechwaye671/
Chaiweat671/
Chaiwiya671/
Chaiwoit671/
Chaiwout671/
Chaisuay671/

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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 Chiwayo
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