Chiwunze Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiwunze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwunze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe731:211,48324,106
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chiwunze Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chiwunze Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chiwunze occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwunze? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiwunze live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 211,483. In Zimbabwe Chiwunze is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 48 percent are found, Harare Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Chiwunze is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivunze88136/
Chibunze88123/
Chiwonze889/
Chiwunje888/
Chiwunza881/
Chiwunge881/
Chivhunze82252/
Chibunse75154/
Chivunge75127/
Chiwonza7525/
Chivunza7516/
Chivonze752/
Chiwunji751/
Chibunge751/
Chebunze751/
Chivhunge71173/
Chivindze7137/
Chivhunza7112/
Chivondze714/
Tshiwunza711/
Chivhunje711/
Kibunze67123/
Jibunze6711/
Gibunze671/
Hivunge671/

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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 Chiwunze
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