Chamalwa Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Chamalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 83 | 1:190,963 | 12,723 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
Chamalwa (18) may also be a first name.
Chamalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamalwa is found most in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamalwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chamalwa is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamalwa reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chamalwa is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 18 people.
It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 190,963. In Zambia Chamalwa is primarily found in: Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamalwad | 94 | 17 | / |
| Chamallwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hamalwa | 93 | 1,762 | / |
| Khamalwa | 88 | 234 | / |
| Haimalwa | 88 | 43 | / |
| Hamalwah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamalwad | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chamgalva | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamalvad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamalua | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samalwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samalwad | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hamalwey | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chemolwa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shamalvad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samalua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jamalba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samalbay | 63 | 5 | / |
| Saumalua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jamalbai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jamalbi | 53 | 53 | / |
| Jamalvi | 53 | 21 | / |
| Somalua | 53 | 6 | / |
| Jamalbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jamalui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jamalbee | 50 | 26 | / |
| Jamalbhi | 50 | 11 | / |
| Jamaalbi | 50 | 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 Chamalwa
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