Chiwinga Surname
Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname
Chiwinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,339 | 1:39,538 | 4,535 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiwinga (56) may also be a first name.
Chiwinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwinga is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwinga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwinga is the 258,244th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,781,854 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwinga are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 56 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,339 people, or 1 in 39,538. In Tanzania Chiwinga is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 60 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiswinga | 94 | 10 | / |
| Chiwienga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chiwenga | 88 | 1,222 | / |
| Chibinga | 88 | 1,121 | / |
| Chihwenga | 82 | 82 | / |
| Chiwhenga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tchibinga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kiwinga | 80 | 266 | / |
| Hibinga | 80 | 23 | / |
| Siwinga | 80 | 15 | / |
| Cibinga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scheibinga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chiwengo | 75 | 750 | / |
| Chibenga | 75 | 378 | / |
| Chibingo | 75 | 96 | / |
| Chibinge | 75 | 30 | / |
| Chiwenge | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shiwenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khiewnga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibingi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shibinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiwengi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibinga | 71 | 93 | / |
| Chiwenngo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchibenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sichuinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiwenga | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ziwenga | 67 | 163 | / |
| Sibinga | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kiwingo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ciwengo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziwingo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwenga | 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 Chiwinga
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