Chiweye Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Chiweye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiweye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiweye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiweye has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chiweye.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiweye? popularity and diffusion
Chiweye is the 2,909,720th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiweye are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 406,408. In Zambia Chiweye is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 95 percent reside, Central Province, where 3 percent reside and Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 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 Chiweye
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