Chiwetera Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Chiwetera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwetera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chiwetera (9) may also be a first name.

Chiwetera Last Name Facts

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

Chiwetera occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwetera? popularity and diffusion

Chiwetera is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Chiwetera occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwetera reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiwetera is also the 3,941,740th most common forename in the world, borne by 9 people.

Chiwetera is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Chiwetera is most frequent in: Abia, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwetara8948/
Chivetera897/
Chiwetere892/
Chiwatira781/
Chuwetara781/
Chivatero6716/
Seweterai671/
Jevetera591/
Sibetero591/
Gibetere591/
Hebitaira5628/
Siwaitira562/
Chivotaro562/
Gibiterra561/

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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
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  • 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 Chiwetera
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