Chabwe Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Chabwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,098 | 1:14,435 | 1,648 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chabwe (34) may also be a first name.
Chabwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chabwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chabwe is most common in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chabwe? popularity and diffusion
Chabwe is the 299,135th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname Chabwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chabwe reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 14,435. In Zambia Chabwe is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 32 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaabwe | 92 | 59 | / |
| Tchabwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Habwe | 91 | 447 | / |
| Cabwe | 91 | 69 | / |
| Chapwe | 83 | 431 | / |
| Chabwa | 83 | 410 | / |
| Chabwi | 83 | 179 | / |
| Chobwe | 83 | 69 | / |
| Chabue | 83 | 34 | / |
| Chavbe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Chebwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chabbe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shabwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tchobwe | 77 | 995 | / |
| Choobwe | 77 | 614 | / |
| Chabbey | 77 | 253 | / |
| Chaabwa | 77 | 220 | / |
| Tshabwe | 77 | 75 | / |
| Chabuet | 77 | 56 | / |
| Chavbey | 77 | 19 | / |
| Tchabbe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tchapwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chabvie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chaibue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chaubwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chaboue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chaubbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chabuey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chavbhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaibve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaibwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chabvez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cahabwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabwe | 73 | 3,866 | / |
| Habbe | 73 | 767 | / |
| Capwe | 73 | 68 | / |
| Cabue | 73 | 24 | / |
| Cabwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Habwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hobwe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zabwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Habue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Havwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchaboue | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tchoubwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tchobwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaubbhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schaibbe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chabbi | 67 | 13,490 | / |
| Khobwe | 67 | 863 | / |
| Shabwa | 67 | 520 | / |
| Ssabwe | 67 | 348 | / |
| Saabwe | 67 | 231 | / |
| Chabvi | 67 | 188 | / |
| Chabva | 67 | 155 | / |
| Chobwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chapwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chabby | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zaabwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tsabwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chepwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shabbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chapue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Habbej | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chopwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haboue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chobbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chavve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chebue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haubwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habbey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hapwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chovbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chebwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siabwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tcobwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haabwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chobve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chapwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shobwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hampwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaubuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chabwe
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