Where Does The Last Name Chaiwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chaiwa (Bengali: চাইওয়া) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Chaïwa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaiwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Chaiwa is the 278,216^th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chaiwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994^th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 88 people.

The last name Chaiwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 11,586. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 41 percent reside, Northern Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.