Chiwiri Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Chiwiri (5) may also be a first name.

Chiwiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chiwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chiwiri occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Chiwiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwiri are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 5 people.

The surname Chiwiri is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 50 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Chiwiri
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