Chiwende Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Zambia321:495,31022,215
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Chiwende (16) may also be a first name.

Chiwende Last Name Facts

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

Chiwende is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwende? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Chiwende is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiwende reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename in the world, held by 16 people.

The last name Chiwende is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 261,665. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihwende9424/
Chiweende941/
Chiowende941/
Ciwende931/
Chiwnde931/
Chiwenda881,406/
Chibende88991/
Chiwendi882/
Chiwinde881/
Tshiwende8221/
Kiwende8091/
Ziwende8032/
Jiwende804/
Chivnde801/
Shibende7574/
Chiwinda7526/
Chiwindi7520/
Chibinde755/
Shiwenda755/
Zihwende751/
Shiwendi751/
Chewinde751/
Tshibende71686/
Chihwindi7110/
Shiwendha712/
Chihwinda711/
Kiwnde711/
Gibende6794/
Sibende6729/
Kewende6714/
Kiwenda674/
Shibnde672/
Siwendi671/
Siwenda671/
Hebende671/
Hiwindi671/
Sewende671/
Shivnde671/
Jibende671/

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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
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  • 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 Chiwende
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