Chizewe Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chizewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chizewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chizewe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizewe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Chizewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizewe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 417,103. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 45 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chizewer | 93 | 5 | / |
| Chizhewe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chizew | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chiziwe | 86 | 104 | / |
| Chisewe | 86 | 53 | / |
| Chigewe | 86 | 45 | / |
| Chizewa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Chizebe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chijewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chizawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chizeve | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hizew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chidziwe | 80 | 579 | / |
| Chizheve | 80 | 69 | / |
| Chizever | 80 | 67 | / |
| Chidzowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chichewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kizewe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Hezewe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sizewe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Chaisewee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chizewich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiziwa | 71 | 1,599 | / |
| Chisebe | 71 | 346 | / |
| Chiseve | 71 | 117 | / |
| Chizive | 71 | 77 | / |
| Chisewa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Chisawe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chisowe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chesiwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chigeve | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chiziwi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chesewe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chizawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hissewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chesawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiseewee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kichewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidziwa | 67 | 376 | / |
| Chiseeva | 67 | 79 | / |
| Chaisewa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Chitsowe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chichebe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chaisewi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chizihwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chisseve | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chitseve | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chichiwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chishewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaijeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chissebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chidzawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chudzeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisebee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chishebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitchewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chissewa | 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
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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 Chizewe
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