Chadewa Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chadewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chadewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,8301:9,3551,452
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chadewa (19) may also be a first name.

Chadewa Last Name Facts

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

Chadewa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chadewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,218th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,754,532 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chadewa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name in the world, held by 19 people.

The last name Chadewa is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,830 people, or 1 in 9,355. Aside from Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chadewad934/
Hadewa9221/
Cadewa921/
Chadiwa86607/
Chodewa8667/
Chadeba8652/
Chadawa8623/
Shadewa8610/
Hadeway866/
Chadeva862/
Chadywa861/
Hasdewa861/
Chadaeva801,787/
Chadaway8078/
Sahadewa8047/
Chadeeva8022/
Chhadawa8010/
Chadebah8010/
Chadieva807/
Schadeva806/
Chadebha802/
Chaadeva801/
Chadahwa801/
Chadevad801/
Sadewa772,598/
Codewa7779/
Hadiwa7717/
Hadeba778/
Hodewa777/
Hadeva775/
Hadewi775/
Hadewe772/
Chaadaeva75409/
Chadhebha7562/
Schadieva751/
Chaddaway750/
Chadive71358/
Chadibe71144/
Satdewa71125/
Sadhewa7152/
Chodeva7151/
Hadieva7116/
Chadava7111/
Hadeiba7110/
Chadeve7110/
Hadeeva7110/
Sahdewa719/
Chadevi719/
Chedawa718/
Hadewou718/
Chadiva717/
Haideba717/
Chahadaeva717/
Sajdewa716/
Sadewad715/
Sadewha714/
Khadewi714/
Haideva714/
Chadiba714/
Hadawah712/
Shadeva712/
Jaidewa711/
Chodiwa711/
Hadiway711/
Hadiwah711/
Haadjwa711/
Hadaiwa711/
Schaydieva711/
Cadieva711/
Hodeway710/
Sachdeva6742,331/
Shadieva673,841/
Chhadava671,146/
Khadeeva671,119/
Sahadeva67185/
Zhadeeva67173/
Shadeeva6799/
Chedaeva6738/
Sahadewo6723/
Zhadieva6718/
Chadhive6715/
Chaddava678/
Haideeva677/
Chadivey673/
Sochdeva672/
Hadewycz672/
Chodiwat671/
Sadewach671/
Saudewad671/
Chadayve671/
Chaudevi671/
Shadyway671/
Khadijwa671/
Tchadiva671/
Chaudyba671/
Heideway670/

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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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