Chiwenga Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0691:14,4422,002
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chiwenga (12) may also be a first name.

Chiwenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiwenga is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 308,737th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. Chiwenga occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwenga reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

Chiwenga is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,069 people, or 1 in 14,442. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 21 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chiwenga exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihwenga9482/
Chiwhenga942/
Chiwienga941/
Chiwinga881,524/
Chiwengo88750/
Chibenga88378/
Chiwenge888/
Shiwenga881/
Chiwengi881/
Chiswinga8210/
Chiwenngo821/
Tchibenga821/
Kiwenga80179/
Ziwenga80163/
Ciwengo802/
Giwenga801/
Siwenga801/
Chibinga751,121/
Chibengo7518/
Chebenga7513/
Chibenge7510/
Huivenga753/
Khiewnga751/
Tshibenga71161/
Tshiwengo7175/
Tchebenga712/
Tchibinga711/
Sichuinga711/
Kiwinga67266/
Hibinga6723/
Siwinga6715/
Zibenga6712/
Hebenga674/
Sibenga673/
Siwengo671/
Gewenga671/
Cibinga671/
Scheibinga671/
Sivenga671/
Ziwengo671/

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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 Chiwenga
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