Chiwetelu Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Chiwetelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Chiwetelu (10) may also be a first name.
Chiwetelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwetelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwetelu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwetelu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chiwetelu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiwetelu is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally, held by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 39 percent reside, Kano, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chiwetelu
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