Chakwela Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Chakwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Chakwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chakwela has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakwela are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chakwela is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakwela | 93 | 75 | / |
| Chakwila | 88 | 271 | / |
| Chakwala | 88 | 184 | / |
| Chagwela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chakweli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khakwela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Changwela | 82 | 30 | / |
| Zakwela | 80 | 35 | / |
| Chokwala | 75 | 33 | / |
| Chagwila | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chagwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hankwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaquela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changwila | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chockwala | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tshakwila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chokwilai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Changwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaquelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Changwilai | 67 | 96 | / |
| Zokwela | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chauquelas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Changuhela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zaqwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagbela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheikwaila | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chakwela
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