Chaabwa Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Chaabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 219 | 1:72,374 | 6,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chaabwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chaabwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaabwa? popularity and diffusion
Chaabwa is the 1,108,016th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. Chaabwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaabwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 72,374. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 90 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live and Central Province, where 0 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chahabwa | 93 | 21 | / |
| Chabwa | 92 | 410 | / |
| Haabwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chaavwa | 86 | 84 | / |
| Chaabwe | 86 | 59 | / |
| Chaubwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chaibwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchabwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cahabwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chabwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaebwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cabwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Habwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Chabwe | 77 | 1,272 | / |
| Chafwa | 77 | 784 | / |
| Shabwa | 77 | 520 | / |
| Chabwi | 77 | 179 | / |
| Chobwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Chavwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Chapwa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Khabwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Chebwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Haubwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Habwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saabwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaabwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshabwa | 71 | 164 | / |
| Chavvaa | 71 | 83 | / |
| Chhabba | 71 | 41 | / |
| Chebwai | 71 | 38 | / |
| Cheebwa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Choobwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shaabba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chaavva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chobwai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tchabwo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khabwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaibwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haampwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabwa | 67 | 3,797 | / |
| Zabwa | 67 | 1,371 | / |
| Habwe | 67 | 447 | / |
| Cabua | 67 | 277 | / |
| Chapwaya | 67 | 73 | / |
| Capwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Havwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chaiwewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shaaibua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchapwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahabwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shabwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Champuaa | 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 Chaabwa
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