Chizowa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chizowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chizowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chizowa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizowa? popularity and diffusion
Chizowa is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizowa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chizowa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe Chizowa is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 33 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Malawi, where 17 percent live.
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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 Chizowa
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