Chiweyu Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Chiweyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiweyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiweyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiweyu occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiweyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiweyu is the 617,991st most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiweyu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chiweyu is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Apart from Malawi it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
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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
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