Chiweze Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Chiweze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chiweze (25) may also be a first name.
Chiweze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiweze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiweze occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiweze? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiweze is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Chiweze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiweze are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiweze is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 25 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Chiweze is most common in: Abia, where 23 percent live, Niger, where 20 percent live and Rivers, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwueze | 93 | 32 | / |
| Chiwieze | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiwezer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiwedze | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiweza | 86 | 2,992 | / |
| Chibeze | 86 | 273 | / |
| Chiwese | 86 | 57 | / |
| Chiwaze | 86 | 45 | / |
| Chuweze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiwedza | 80 | 115 | / |
| Chiwetse | 80 | 71 | / |
| Chibezie | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chiweche | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chihweza | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chiwidze | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chibeeze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiwodze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chivezhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chuwezei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwhaze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwadze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibezei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giweze | 77 | 81 | / |
| Jiweze | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kiweze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chihwedza | 75 | 27 | / |
| Chihwidze | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chaiwasee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chuwuezie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaiweses | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivese | 71 | 846 | / |
| Chiveza | 71 | 355 | / |
| Chiwiza | 71 | 148 | / |
| Chibize | 71 | 118 | / |
| Giwueze | 71 | 81 | / |
| Chiwizi | 71 | 64 | / |
| Chiwesi | 71 | 60 | / |
| Chiwazi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Chivoze | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chivege | 71 | 17 | / |
| Cheweza | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chivize | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiwase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chebeze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chuwoze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheweitzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivaze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiweca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivadze | 67 | 1,325 | / |
| Chiwiche | 67 | 106 | / |
| Chividze | 67 | 105 | / |
| Tshiweza | 67 | 75 | / |
| Chihwiza | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hijweege | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chiwizhe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chivodze | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chihwizi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chiwuiza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chibuize | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chuwuezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chevadze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chibeche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiwiset | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chivedza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiwazhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chevidze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chebezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiwuese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chevezer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuiweige | 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 Chiweze
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