Chiwiko Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Chiwiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 254 | 1:208,432 | 17,623 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Chiwiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwiko is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwiko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 993,593rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname Chiwiko is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwiko are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 208,432. In Tanzania Chiwiko is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 69 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiviko | 86 | 42 | / |
| Chiweko | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chiwika | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chiwuko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chivhiko | 80 | 73 | / |
| Chibeiko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chiwucko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibaiko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihwaika | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchiwekou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivico | 71 | 1,565 | / |
| Chiweka | 71 | 377 | / |
| Chiwuka | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kiwaiko | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shewiko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chivika | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dziwiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuwuko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibico | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchivika | 67 | 176 | / |
| Chivikas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chebeiko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chevaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshibiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiwika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiewuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibhika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choibeko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivhuko | 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 Chiwiko
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