Chamwaita Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Chamwaita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 562 | 1:27,470 | 4,224 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chamwaita (429) may also be a first name.
Chamwaita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwaita Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamwaita is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chamwaita click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwaita? popularity and diffusion
Chamwaita is the 562,135th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwaita live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chamwaita is also the 414,511th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 429 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 562 people, or 1 in 27,470. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 51 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Chamwaita is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamwayita | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chamwita | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chamwata | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaita | 89 | 25 | / |
| Chomwaita | 89 | 6 | / |
| Hamwata | 88 | 183 | / |
| Chambata | 82 | 191 | / |
| Hamwaata | 82 | 62 | / |
| Shamwata | 82 | 10 | / |
| Khamwata | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chamweta | 82 | 7 | / |
| Chamwiti | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shamwita | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamwathi | 78 | 7 | / |
| Shambaita | 78 | 5 | / |
| Tchambata | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hambata | 75 | 542 | / |
| Samwata | 75 | 138 | / |
| Zamwita | 75 | 54 | / |
| Samwita | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hambita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hanwata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chambati | 71 | 597 | / |
| Shambata | 71 | 83 | / |
| Chambato | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hasmwati | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chambaty | 71 | 7 | / |
| Siamwata | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shamuata | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chambeta | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chambate | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khamvata | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chambiti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambaita | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chanvata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamweta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamwatie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwathi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chambhate | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chambatte | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khamvatta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chambathi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siamwaata | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshambata | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chamvatee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chemuitai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamwattie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimwatti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimwatie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambeati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambatti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwatee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwatoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambetta | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chamwaita
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