Chiwiza Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Chiwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Zambia | 64 | 1:247,655 | 15,017 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chiwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwiza is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwiza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwiza is the 1,447,279th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwiza reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 214,420. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 28 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 43 percent live and Malawi, where 6 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 Chiwiza
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