Chizwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chizwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chizwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chizwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chizwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chizwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chizwa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirzwa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Chaizwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Chidzwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Cizwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chaidzwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiozhwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chizua | 83 | 38 | / |
| Chizwe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Hiczwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Shizwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chizwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chizba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chitswa | 77 | 59 | / |
| Chiozva | 77 | 21 | / |
| Chedzwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chidzva | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chichwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tshizwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaizva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chizhva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hezwa | 73 | 415 | / |
| Sizwa | 73 | 185 | / |
| Kizwa | 73 | 124 | / |
| Hizba | 73 | 99 | / |
| Jizwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cizba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cizva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cezwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zizwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khizwais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chizvi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Hicswa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ziezwa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Chizui | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kichwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Chicua | 67 | 37 | / |
| Khezwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hezwai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kechwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hichwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chizue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chizuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hyczwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gichwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jizway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chisva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chizve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chizvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hizvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heizua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chijua | 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 Chizwa
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