Chabwera Surname

39,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chabwera Surname Definition:

Chabwera is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: he / she has arrived.

Chabwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi13,0961:1,307119
Zimbabwe2461:62,7579,445
Zambia251:633,99725,256
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Chabwera (184) may also be a first name.

Chabwera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chabwera is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: he / she has arrived.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chabwera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chabwera occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chabwera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 39,214th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 544,212 people. Chabwera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chabwera live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 671,014th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 184 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 13,096 people, or 1 in 1,307. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.

Chabwera Last Name Statistics demography

Chabwera earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chabwira88665/
Khabwera884/
Chabwara881/
Chabwere881/
Chabvera881/
Chabwirha821/
Sabwera80288/
Cabwira8041/
Cabuera802/
Habweri801/
Habbera801/
Chabvira7581/
Khabweri756/
Khabwira754/
Shabwira754/
Shabbera753/
Chabbira751/
Chabworo751/
Chabuira751/
Chabwiro751/
Khabwery751/
Chapwira751/
Chobvera751/
Chapwaira711/
Capuera6721/
Sabbera6714/
Sabuera674/
Sabwero671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chabwera
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