Chiweshe Surname

71,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiweshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiweshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6,2171:2,483164
Zambia4911:32,2813,300
England641:870,59545,570
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chiweshe (219) may also be a first name.

Chiweshe Last Name Facts

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

Chiweshe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiweshe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chiweshe is the 71,474th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,054,943 people. The surname Chiweshe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiweshe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiweshe is also the 609,814th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 219 people.

The last name Chiweshe is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6,217 people, or 1 in 2,483. In Zimbabwe Chiweshe is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent reside, Harare Province, where 20 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Chiweshe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chiweshe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.42% more than the national average, earning R 409,740 per year and in United States they earn 41.5% less than the national average, earning $25,241 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chiweshe
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