Chamwali Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chamwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chamwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Chamwali Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chamwali Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chamwali occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chamwali.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamwali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 988,329th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Chamwali is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chamwali reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 210,086. In Tanzania Chamwali is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Chamwali
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