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 surname Chiwoni is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chiwoni.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwoni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 471,234th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname Chiwoni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwoni reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 60 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Apart from Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.
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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