Chiwi Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Chiwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 93 | 1:170,429 | 11,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Chiwi (53) may also be a first name.
Chiwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwi occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwi is the 860,770th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Chiwi live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.
The last name Chiwi is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 170,429. In Zambia Chiwi is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 59 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent live and Southern Province, where 3 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 24 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
- 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 Chiwi
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