Chiwome Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Chiwome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 225 | 1:68,614 | 10,268 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Chiwome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwome is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwome? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiwome is the 1,052,587th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chiwome live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 68,614. In Zimbabwe Chiwome is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 28 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Mozambique, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwoma | 86 | 477 | / |
| Chiweme | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chiwume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiowoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shiwomeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihwame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ziwome | 77 | 199 | / |
| Chiwam | 77 | 21 | / |
| Siwome | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hibome | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kiwome | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chibom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chewom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiwama | 71 | 1,398 | / |
| Chibume | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zhiwomi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chiwami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kiwoome | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ziwoome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiboomee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiboum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiouam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giwomei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chewomy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chiwamai | 67 | 230 | / |
| Tshiwoma | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chihwama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chiwamit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chijuame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chevomet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiboum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuwueme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hivom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihwami | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiwome
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