Chaiwa Surname
Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname
Chaiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,368 | 1:11,586 | 1,335 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Chaïwa (1) are calculated separately.
Chaiwa (88) may also be a first name.
Chaiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaiwa (Bengali: চাইওয়া) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Chaïwa. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chaiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 278,216th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. The surname Chaiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chaiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chaiwa is also the 1,017,994th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 88 people.
The last name Chaiwa is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,368 people, or 1 in 11,586. In Zambia Chaiwa is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 41 percent live, Northern Province, where 31 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Zambia Chaiwa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaiwa in the Bengali language | ||
| চাইওয়া | ca'i'oya | 50 |
| চইবা | ca'iba | 50 |
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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 Chaiwa
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