Chagwa Surname
Approximately 3,035 people bear this surname
Chagwa Surname Definition:
Chagwa is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: windfall of blessings and expected good luck.
Chagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,562 | 1:6,682 | 962 |
| Nigeria | 298 | 1:594,439 | 28,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chagwa (136) may also be a first name.
Chagwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chagwa is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: windfall of blessings and expected good luck.
Chagwa Demographics
Chagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chagwa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chagwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chagwa is the 146,153rd most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,401,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chagwa reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chagwa is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 136 people.
Chagwa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 6,682. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Chagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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