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 surname Chiwu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Chiwu is mostly 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 first name internationally, held by 1,303 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Chiwu is primarily found in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside and Rivers, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Chiwu is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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