Chiwowa Surname
Approximately 2,021 people bear this surname
Chiwowa Surname Definition:
Chiwowa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a big mushroom.
Chiwowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,621 | 1:10,561 | 1,629 |
| Zambia | 335 | 1:47,313 | 4,520 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chiwowa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chiwowa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a big mushroom.
Chiwowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiwowa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chiwowa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwowa is the 205,346th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,605,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwowa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chiwowa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,621 people, or 1 in 10,561. Beside Malawi this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chihwowa | 93 | 25 | / |
| Schiwowa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chihwohwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chiwawa | 86 | 3,589 | / |
| Chiwowo | 86 | 30 | / |
| Chiwoba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chiwawat | 80 | 54 | / |
| Chiwahwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chibhowa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chibouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwuoba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwouba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwoiba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwosva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwaw | 77 | 48 | / |
| Hiwowo | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ziwowa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chiw | 73 | 466 | / |
| Ciww | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shiwawa | 71 | 112 | / |
| Shiwowo | 71 | 74 | / |
| Chiboba | 71 | 38 | / |
| Chibova | 71 | 22 | / |
| Zihwowa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chiwava | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chiwovo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwwt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiwab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heiwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhiwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheiwaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiew | 67 | 11,103 | / |
| Tshibowa | 67 | 445 | / |
| Tshiwawa | 67 | 242 | / |
| Chiwe | 67 | 187 | / |
| Chihwava | 67 | 63 | / |
| Chaiw | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chihwaba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chibhowo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chibohwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chiov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchibova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheboywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chivauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisvova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaivawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibhawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhivohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiovawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibouba | 67 | 1 | / |
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