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 surname Chiwundu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwundu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwundu live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 30 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 30 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Chiwundu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
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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