Chahawa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chahawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chahawa (225) may also be a first name.
Chahawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chahawa occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Chahawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chahawa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 599,828th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 225 people.
The surname Chahawa is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Chahawa is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 71 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 29 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Chahawa
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