Chiwenda Surname
Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname
Chiwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 293 | 1:52,690 | 8,013 |
| Zambia | 192 | 1:82,552 | 6,971 |
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Chiwenda (15) may also be a first name.
Chiwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwenda is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chiwenda.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwenda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 275,902nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,183,176 people. Chiwenda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwenda are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.
It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Apart from Malawi it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibenda | 88 | 342 | / |
| Chiwende | 88 | 107 | / |
| Chiwinda | 88 | 26 | / |
| Chiwendo | 88 | 13 | / |
| Shiwenda | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chiwendi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chihwende | 82 | 24 | / |
| Chiowinda | 82 | 14 | / |
| Chihwendo | 82 | 11 | / |
| Shiwendha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chihwinda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiowende | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiweende | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cibenda | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kiwenda | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ziwenda | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siwenda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwnde | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshiswenda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chibinda | 75 | 2,012 | / |
| Chibende | 75 | 991 | / |
| Chiwindo | 75 | 211 | / |
| Chibendo | 75 | 31 | / |
| Chiwindi | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chewendo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chibnnda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shibenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiwinde | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchibinda | 71 | 10,963 | / |
| Tshibenda | 71 | 397 | / |
| Chihwindi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tchybinda | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tshiwinda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shiwendoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwhindo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siwinda | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Kiwendo | 67 | 705 | / |
| Kiwinda | 67 | 319 | / |
| Cibinda | 67 | 167 | / |
| Sibenda | 67 | 154 | / |
| Gibenda | 67 | 22 | / |
| Siwendo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Giwinda | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jiwende | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cebenda | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zibenda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwindi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hibendo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibndo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivnde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchihbinda | 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 Chiwenda
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