Chiwengo Surname

452,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiwengo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwengo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chiwengo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwengo is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwengo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 452,572nd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,716,728 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiwengo are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Chiwengo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chiwengo surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Chiwengo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 82.04% more than the national average, earning $78,547 USD per year.

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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 Chiwengo
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