Chabwa Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chabwa (11) may also be a first name.

Chabwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chabwa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 713,660th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chabwa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chabwa is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaabwa92220/
Chaubwa924/
Chaibwa921/
Tchabwa921/
Cahabwa921/
Chabwat921/
Chaebwa921/
Cabwa9121/
Habwa9119/
Chahabwa8621/
Chabba831,664/
Chabwe831,272/
Shabwa83520/
Chabwi83179/
Chabva83155/
Chabua83117/
Chobwa8349/
Chapwa8330/
Khabwa8315/
Chebwa838/
Haubwa833/
Haabwa832/
Habwai831/
Habwad831/
Habwah831/
Habwas831/
Chaibva771,010/
Chaibua77310/
Tshabwa77164/
Chaabwe7759/
Chaebua7754/
Chhabba7741/
Chebwai7738/
Cheebwa7719/
Choobwa7713/
Tchabba778/
Chobwai773/
Tchabwo772/
Chabbai771/
Chabbay771/
Chapway771/
Shaibwa771/
Khabwai771/
Chapwoa771/
Sabwa733,797/
Habba733,571/
Zabwa731,371/
Habwe73447/
Cabua73277/
Capwa7316/
Habua739/
Habva734/
Hobwa731/
Hapwa731/
Cobwa731/
Chabouha71373/
Chapwaya7173/
Cahaibva711/
Shabwais711/
Sahabwaj711/
Tchapwau711/
Chabbi6713,490/
Chavva673,289/
Cabuay671,110/
Shapwa67892/
Shabba67523/
Chapwe67431/
Sabwat67308/
Chabvi67188/
Habbaj67137/
Habbai67104/
Chobwe6769/
Shabua6736/
Chabue6734/
Chabbo6720/
Chavua6719/
Chabby6713/
Chapua6711/
Chavbe6710/
Habuah679/
Zabwah677/
Chepwa675/
Tsabwa675/
Shavba674/
Khabua674/
Chopwa674/
Havway674/
Chabbe672/
Habbay672/
Sabwah672/
Chhaivbha671/
Siabwa671/
Zaabwa671/
Shabva671/
Shabwo671/
Ssabwa671/
Saabwa671/
Sabwai671/
Dzabwa671/
Chabui671/
Chapwi671/
Chapwo671/
Haibba671/
Jabway670/
Capway670/

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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 Chabwa
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