Chiwundu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chiwundu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chiwundu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwundu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiwundu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwundu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chiwundu is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwundu reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chiwundu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 30 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 30 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chibundu | 88 | 1,903 | / |
| Chivundu | 88 | 432 | / |
| Shiwundu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chiwondu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chivhundu | 82 | 24 | / |
| Chibuindu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tchibundu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chibunduu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chibhundu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siwundu | 80 | 114 | / |
| Civundu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kiwundu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chebundu | 75 | 18 | / |
| Shibundu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibundu | 71 | 522 | / |
| Tshivundu | 71 | 82 | / |
| Kivundu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tshivundhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siwondu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tshibundhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibundu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zibundu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivundui | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sewoundou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kebundu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sebundu | 53 | 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 Chiwundu
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