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
Chabwe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chabwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chabwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 299,135th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chabwe are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chabwe is also the 1,775,424th most common forename internationally It is held by 34 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,098 people, or 1 in 14,435. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 32 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.
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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