Chadewa Surname
Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname
Chadewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,830 | 1:9,355 | 1,452 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chadewa (19) may also be a first name.
Chadewa Demographics
Average Chadewa Salary in
South Africa
R 24,048
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chadewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chadewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chadewa occurs most in Malawi. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chadewa? popularity and diffusion
Chadewa is the 212,218th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,754,532 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chadewa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chadewa is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
The last name Chadewa is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,830 people, or 1 in 9,355. Aside from Malawi Chadewa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Chadewa Last Name Statistics demography
Chadewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.88% less than the national average, earning R 24,048 per year.
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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 Chadewa
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