Chiwena Surname
Approximately 768 people bear this surname
Chiwena Surname Definition:
Chiwena is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: crocodile.
Chiwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 670 | 1:23,657 | 2,536 |
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Chiwena (11) may also be a first name.
Chiwena Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chiwena is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: crocodile.
Chiwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwena is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiwena is the 444,536th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwena reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chiwena is also the 3,487,849th most common first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name Chiwena is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 23,657. In Zambia Chiwena is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 43 percent live, Central Province, where 28 percent live and Southern Province, where 27 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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