Chakwawa Surname

223,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chakwawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakwawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,8041:9,4901,474
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chakwawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chakwawa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chakwawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakwawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 223,829th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,006,347 people. The last name Chakwawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakwawa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chakwawa is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 1,804 people, or 1 in 9,490. Besides Malawi Chakwawa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Chakwawa Last Name Statistics demography

Chakwawa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 301.92% more than the national average, earning R 955,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chakwava8819/
Chagwawaya781/
Chakweva75139/
Chagwavaya6741/
Hagwaba671/
Chokwavo6318/
Chagvava6312/
Chogwawi6312/
Chagweva631/
Chonkweawou631/
Tshakwabo591/
Jagwaba5316/
Hagbava537/
Haghvawi5019/
Zhakuova508/
Chacuoua501/

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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
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  • 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 Chakwawa
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