Chiziwa Surname
Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname
Chiziwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,568 | 1:10,918 | 1,687 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chiziwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiziwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiziwa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiziwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 248,464th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiziwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chiziwa is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,568 people, or 1 in 10,918. Other than Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chidziwa | 93 | 376 | / |
| Chizihwa | 93 | 16 | / |
| Chijiwa | 86 | 1,693 | / |
| Chiziba | 86 | 755 | / |
| Chisiwa | 86 | 141 | / |
| Chiziwe | 86 | 104 | / |
| Chizewa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Chiziva | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chiziwi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Cheziwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chigiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chidziva | 80 | 2,275 | / |
| Chidziwe | 80 | 579 | / |
| Chidziwo | 80 | 363 | / |
| Chizhiba | 80 | 68 | / |
| Chidziba | 80 | 22 | / |
| Chitsiwa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chaiziva | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chichiwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chizhiva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaigiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ziziwa | 77 | 92 | / |
| Siziwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Higiwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ciziba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiziwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schidziva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hichiwa | 71 | 434 | / |
| Chusiwa | 71 | 183 | / |
| Cieciwa | 71 | 160 | / |
| Chizeba | 71 | 83 | / |
| Chizive | 71 | 77 | / |
| Chijiva | 71 | 57 | / |
| Chisewa | 71 | 50 | / |
| Chizewe | 71 | 49 | / |
| Chizivi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shiziba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chidzhieva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiţiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hidziva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chizibi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiziva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chizibo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chidzivo | 67 | 186 | / |
| Chaisewa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Chitchaiwat | 67 | 54 | / |
| Chaisiwi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chidzibo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chizheva | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chitsiva | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chiseswa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khizieva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chizewer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chichewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chigieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Citzihua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chezhiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chizhewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chichiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shidziva | 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 Chiziwa
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