Chiwu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiwu (1,303) may also be a first name.
Chiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiwu is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Chiwu reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiwu is also the 217,962nd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 1,303 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside and Rivers, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Chiwu
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