Chiwewe Surname
Approximately 655 people bear this surname
Chiwewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 382 | 1:41,492 | 4,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 134 | 1:115,211 | 15,687 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Chiwewe Demographics
Chiwewe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chiwewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwewe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chiwewe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwewe? popularity and diffusion
Chiwewe is the 501,935th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chiwewe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 41,492. In Zambia Chiwewe is most numerous in: Central Province, where 38 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 21 percent are found. Barring Zambia Chiwewe occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 16 percent are found.
Chiwewe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chiwewe 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchiwewe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiweswe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiwew | 92 | 438 | / |
| Ciwewe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chisweswe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiwewa | 86 | 106 | / |
| Shiwewe | 86 | 34 | / |
| Chiwewi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Zhiwewe | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chiwawe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tshiwewe | 80 | 2,244 | / |
| Chaiwewa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chiwebhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ziwewe | 77 | 926 | / |
| Kiwewe | 77 | 152 | / |
| Siwewe | 77 | 66 | / |
| Giwewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshiowewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibebe | 71 | 577 | / |
| Tshiwew | 71 | 472 | / |
| Chiveve | 71 | 289 | / |
| Chewave | 71 | 67 | / |
| Chiwiwi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chewewi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qhiwebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwove | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiwewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiweewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chevewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwewa | 67 | 280 | / |
| Chewiwie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chibheve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchewebe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chiveeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaiweaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheviowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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