Chiwewe Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiwewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3821:41,4924,077
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
England111:5,065,278148,650
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Chiwewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiwewe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwewe? popularity and diffusion

Chiwewe is the 501,935th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chiwewe are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 41,492. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Central Province, where 38 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 21 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Malawi, where 16 percent reside.

Chiwewe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Chiwewe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchiwewe931/
Chiweswe931/
Chiwew92438/
Ciwewe921/
Chisweswe881/
Chiwewa86106/
Shiwewe8634/
Chiwewi8619/
Zhiwewe869/
Chiwawe862/
Tshiwewe802,244/
Chaiwewa809/
Chiwebhe801/
Ziwewe77926/
Kiwewe77152/
Siwewe7766/
Giwewe771/
Tshiowewe751/
Chibebe71577/
Tshiwew71472/
Chiveve71289/
Chewave7167/
Chiwiwi7114/
Chewewi711/
Qhiwebe711/
Chibiwe711/
Chiwove711/
Saiwewe711/
Kiweewe711/
Chevewe711/
Tshiwewa67280/
Chewiwie679/
Chibheve677/
Tchewebe673/
Chiveeva672/
Khaiweaw671/
Hewew671/
Cheviowe671/
Chiwaiwa671/

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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 Chiwewe
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