Chiweyo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Chiweyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiweyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiweyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiweyo is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiweyo? popularity and diffusion
Chiweyo is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiweyo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Outside of Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 41 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.
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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 Chiweyo
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