Chakwera Surname
Approximately 2,340 people bear this surname
Chakwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,274 | 1:7,528 | 1,107 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chakwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakwera is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakwera? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chakwera is the 181,784th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,114,336 people. The last name Chakwera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chakwera live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,274 people, or 1 in 7,528. Excluding Malawi Chakwera occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakwera | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chakwira | 88 | 1,312 | / |
| Chagwera | 88 | 369 | / |
| Chakwara | 88 | 136 | / |
| Chakwere | 88 | 10 | / |
| Changwera | 82 | 10 | / |
| Chakweire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khakweera | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jakwera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chagwira | 75 | 910 | / |
| Chagwara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekwara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaguera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changwira | 71 | 77 | / |
| Chakwaire | 71 | 68 | / |
| Chekweiro | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chatkwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaqueira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chasqueira | 67 | 258 | / |
| Zagwera | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hagweri | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hakueri | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cokwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haguera | 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 Chakwera
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