Chiweta Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiweta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiweta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Zimbabwe1561:98,96313,970
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Chiweta (65) may also be a first name.

Chiweta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiweta occurs most in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiweta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 365,723rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,391,020 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiweta live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiweta is also the 1,212,820th most common given name throughout the world, held by 65 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Beside Malawi it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Chiweta Last Name Statistics demography

Chiweta earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.28% more than the national average, earning R 288,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihweta9339/
Chiwheta939/
Chisweta931/
Chiwetau931/
Chiwota861,461/
Chiwata86672/
Chiwete86201/
Chiveta8634/
Chiwita8614/
Chibeta866/
Shiweta864/
Cheweta861/
Chiwotha80257/
Chihwata80132/
Chivetta8082/
Cheibeta8076/
Chisweto8061/
Chihwita8024/
Tshiweta8021/
Chiwhata8019/
Chisveta8018/
Tchibeta808/
Chihweti807/
Chiwatha805/
Chaiwita804/
Chihwota802/
Chiswete801/
Chiwotah801/
Chaibeta801/
Shiwetha801/
Chioveta801/
Chiweite801/
Chaiwete801/
Civeta7723/
Ziweta7721/
Siweta779/
Kiweta776/
Hiwete775/
Giweta771/
Chiovetta75402/
Chiwathai75241/
Schibetta7556/
Cheibetta7535/
Chaiwethi754/
Tchibetta753/
Chaiwitha752/
Chiowaita751/
Chaibetta751/
Chevietta751/
Chiwahata751/
Schewetta751/
Chaiwitat751/
Chaiwitet751/
Chivata713,753/
Civetta711,010/
Sheweta71371/
Haiveta71345/
Chivete71277/
Chebita71228/
Chibita71152/
Chiveto71124/
Chiwoto71108/
Chivita7198/
Kisweta7157/
Chiwitthai7157/
Chibete7140/
Chebeta7112/
Chaiwithet7110/
Chevita717/
Shiveta714/
Zihweta713/
Chivota713/
Chiwiti711/
Chibeto711/
Cheveta711/
Hibetta711/
Kiwetha711/
Kiwetta711/
Ziweeta711/
Siwetau711/
Siwetta711/
Saiweta711/
Caiveta711/
Chewete711/
Hewetat711/
Chibyta711/
Gqiweta711/
Scibetta673,102/
Chisveto67874/
Tshiveta67192/
Chibethi67157/
Chibetto6788/
Chihwato6785/
Cheibete6779/
Chiswiti6771/
Tshibeta6741/
Chioveto6737/
Tshiweto6721/
Scivetta6716/
Chioveti6714/
Chihwito6713/
Chiovete6711/
Chivesti6711/
Chivatah677/
Shibetta676/
Schebeta674/
Chivatai674/
Chibitaa674/
Chivetto674/
Cheybeta673/
Chewweti673/
Chihuita673/
Chewotha672/
Gqiwetha672/
Chisuete671/
Chitveti671/
Chivatha671/
Chivhata671/
Chivheto671/
Chihwite671/
Chihwiti671/
Schiveto671/
Scibeita671/
Chibette671/
Cheibeté671/
Chewette671/
Cheïbeta671/
Sheweita671/
Chebaita671/
Chebetta671/
Chieveto671/

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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 Chiweta
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