Chiwo Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chiwo (15) may also be a first name.

Chiwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiwo occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chiwo is the 1,718,748th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Chiwo is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Chiwo reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Chiwo is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 2,298,633. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: San Luis Potosí, where 59 percent live, Coahuila, where 13 percent live and Mexico City, where 11 percent live. Beside Mexico this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Chiwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwoh9115/
Tchiwo918/
Chiewo915/
Chiwou913/
Chaiwo913/
Chiwoo911/
Schiwo911/
Ciwo892/
Hiwo891/
Tchiwou8342/
Chiewou833/
Chaiwot832/
Tchuiwo831/
Tchiowo831/
Tchaiwo831/
Chiwa802,447/
Chibo801,334/
Chewo80327/
Chivo80159/
Shiwo8082/
Hiwoi8056/
Haiwo8017/
Hiwoy8016/
Caiwo804/
Chuwo804/
Hiwop801/
Zhiwo801/
Hiewo801/
Ciwou801/
Chaiwoot77207/
Tchaiwou77105/
Schiwotz7716/
Chaiwood778/
Tchihwou771/
Tcheiwou771/
Chaiwoit771/
Chaiwout771/
Chaibo732,579/
Chisvo732,364/
Chaiwa731,391/
Schivo731,326/
Chivot73899/
Chiweu73540/
Chibou73277/
Tchibo73262/
Chiboo73218/
Shiwoh73169/
Tchiwa73153/
Tchewo73134/
Chibuo73122/
Chewoh73122/
Tshiwo7390/
Chiboy7387/
Chihwa7380/
Chiwah7338/
Chiwap7334/
Chewou7332/
Chiovo7318/
Chiwua7315/
Shaiwo7315/
Chuwoh7314/
Chiwaa7312/
Chiewa739/
Hiwott737/
Chievo737/
Haiwoi737/
Chiboi735/
Schiwa735/
Cheswo734/
Chuibo734/
Chisuo732/
Chihuo732/
Shiwoa732/
Tchivo732/
Choiwa731/
Hiwoot731/
Sheiwo731/
Chijuo731/
Shiewo731/
Shiwou731/
Chivos731/
Chivou731/
Chuiwa731/
Cheibo731/
Chewwo731/
Chiouo731/
Chiova731/
Hiwost731/
Chewoi731/
Cehwoh731/
Chiwha731/
Hiwood730/
Chaiwooth711/
Chaibou67136,680/
Kiwo676,830/
Hibo674,286/
Siwo672,971/
Hiwa672,877/
Tchewou67698/
Cibo67647/
Cheibou67608/
Chhibou67239/
Ciwa6775/
Ziwo6766/
Tchuiwa6751/
Civo6750/
Chhiboo6745/
Tchibou6745/
Hewo6729/
Hivo6719/
Chaiwas6715/
Tchuibo6713/
Cewo6710/
Schaivo678/
Chaiboi675/
Chaiwad675/
Chiwaat674/
Chiohua674/
Cheawoh674/
Chehwoh674/
Chiswas673/
Chibouh673/
Chaiboy673/
Schiovo672/
Chaiwah672/
Chuiwah672/
Chaiboo672/
Chzibou672/
Choibou672/
Chaiwap672/
Chiovha671/
Haiwood671/
Scheiwa671/
Cywo671/
Hywo671/
Scheibo671/
Tchivod671/
Tchiwaz671/
Tchihwa671/
Tchaibo671/
Tshiowo671/
Czhibou671/
Chiwaap671/
Chiwahz671/
Chuibou671/
Chaivou671/
Chichuo671/
Schiboo671/
Chihuho671/
Xiwo671/
Chivois670/
Caiwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Chiwo
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