Chiwoni Surname
Approximately 712 people bear this surname
Chiwoni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Tanzania | 239 | 1:221,513 | 18,438 |
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Chiwoni (60) may also be a first name.
Chiwoni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwoni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwoni is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwoni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 471,234th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwoni are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 60 people.
The last name Chiwoni is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Barring Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiwonyi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiwani | 86 | 198 | / |
| Chiwone | 86 | 126 | / |
| Chivoni | 86 | 38 | / |
| Chihwani | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chiwanyi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chijwani | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chiwanai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chihwanhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chewani | 71 | 188 | / |
| Chivani | 71 | 128 | / |
| Kiwongi | 71 | 116 | / |
| Khiwani | 71 | 72 | / |
| Chiwane | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kiwonyi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaiwoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiouani | 67 | 547 | / |
| Chiwhane | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chijvani | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chehwani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chivonne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chevonei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kichwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaiboni | 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
- 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 Chiwoni
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