Chiwundu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chibundu881,903/
Chivundu88432/
Shiwundu885/
Chiwondu881/
Chivhundu8224/
Chibuindu822/
Tchibundu821/
Chibunduu821/
Chibhundu821/
Siwundu80114/
Civundu8022/
Kiwundu805/
Chebundu7518/
Shibundu751/
Tshibundu71522/
Tshivundu7182/
Kivundu6762/
Tshivundhu674/
Siwondu673/
Tshibundhu671/
Sibundu671/
Zibundu671/
Kivundui634/
Sewoundou591/
Kebundu531/
Sebundu531/

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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
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  • 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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