Chiwo Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Chiwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chiwo (15) may also be a first name.
Chiwo Demographics
Chiwo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
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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 Chiwo
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