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
Chizwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chizwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chizwa is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Chizwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chizwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chizwa is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
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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