Chamwaka Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Chamwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 243 | 1:217,867 | 18,185 |
| Zambia | 57 | 1:278,069 | 16,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chamwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamwaka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwaka? popularity and diffusion
Chamwaka is the 849,693rd most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwaka live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 217,867. In Tanzania Chamwaka is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Chamwaka occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamwaika | 94 | 15 | / |
| Chamwakai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaka | 93 | 302 | / |
| Chamweka | 88 | 67 | / |
| Haamwaka | 88 | 7 | / |
| Hamwaaka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tshamwaka | 82 | 137 | / |
| Chambauka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamveka | 75 | 1,851 | / |
| Ciambaka | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chambake | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tshamwako | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshambaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchambakou | 67 | 421 | / |
| Jamvaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamuaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chomveka | 63 | 392 | / |
| Hambakeh | 63 | 183 | / |
| Jambakau | 63 | 28 | / |
| Hambouka | 63 | 12 | / |
| Tchoumvakai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tchamboko | 59 | 34 | / |
| Chombaika | 59 | 2 | / |
| Homboka | 53 | 9 | / |
| Choomuakhot | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jambake | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hombake | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jamboka | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zamvako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hombokau | 50 | 17 | / |
| Chomboke | 50 | 4 | / |
| Chamboco | 50 | 1 | / |
| Houmbako | 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 Chamwaka
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