Chalendewa Surname
Approximately 653 people bear this surname
Chalendewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Zambia | 26 | 1:609,612 | 24,798 |
Chalendewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalendewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalendewa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalendewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 503,100th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalendewa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Chalendewa
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