Chiwire Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Chiwire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 212 | 1:72,822 | 10,797 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chiwire (16) may also be a first name.
Chiwire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwire is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 758,524th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. Chiwire occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwire live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 16 people.
The surname Chiwire is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 72,822. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 30 percent are found, Harare Province, where 30 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 42 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chiwire
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