Chizani Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Chizani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chizani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chizani is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 998,609th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Chizani reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent reside and Iran, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidzani | 93 | 731 | / |
| Chizanhi | 93 | 129 | / |
| Chizauni | 93 | 4 | / |
| Chizanyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chezani | 86 | 504 | / |
| Khizani | 86 | 151 | / |
| Chizoni | 86 | 9 | / |
| Caizani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chizane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chezzani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khaizani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chizaneh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheezani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kizani | 77 | 62 | / |
| Qizani | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kaizani | 71 | 107 | / |
| Gkizani | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kichani | 71 | 24 | / |
| Khizane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kechani | 71 | 6 | / |
| Quizani | 71 | 6 | / |
| Keizani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khezani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kidzani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuizani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceciani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chezane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khezzani | 67 | 155 | / |
| Khechani | 67 | 141 | / |
| Kitchani | 67 | 54 | / |
| Khichani | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kidzangi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kizzanyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ketchani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chitsane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quihzani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quichani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kichangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chizzone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quechani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kichsani | 67 | 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 Chizani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis