Chabwela Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Chabwela Surname Definition:
Chabwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the person that has returned to us.
Chabwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zambia | 143 | 1:110,839 | 8,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chabwela (14) may also be a first name.
Chabwela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chabwela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the person that has returned to us.
Chabwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chabwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chabwela is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chabwela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 654,010th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name Chabwela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chabwela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chabwela is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 31 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chobwela | 88 | 47 | / |
| Chabwila | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chaibuela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchabwila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sabwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hapwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siabwela | 75 | 39 | / |
| Chapwala | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shabwila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chabwalo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chabvala | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chapwila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chabbila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khabwila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshabwila | 71 | 137 | / |
| Sobwela | 67 | 123 | / |
| Sabbela | 67 | 78 | / |
| Sabuela | 67 | 58 | / |
| Cabuelo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Jabweli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Habbila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Capuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabwila | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chabwela
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