Chamwaza Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Chamwaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 122 | 1:129,917 | 9,695 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chamwaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamwaza is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwaza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,596,935th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwaza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 129,917. In Zambia Chamwaza is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 73 percent reside, Western Province, where 22 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent reside. Besides Zambia Chamwaza is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamwauza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chamwaizia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chamwazi | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chambaza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shamwaza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshamwaza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamwatsa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamwaisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hambaza | 80 | 198 | / |
| Hamwaze | 80 | 41 | / |
| Hamwasa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Samwaza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Camuaza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chambazi | 75 | 675 | / |
| Chamwasi | 75 | 22 | / |
| Shambaza | 75 | 21 | / |
| Haambaza | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hambazza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamwacha | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chambacha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambadzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambaza | 67 | 701 | / |
| Hambaze | 67 | 191 | / |
| Hamboza | 67 | 63 | / |
| Samuaza | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jambaza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zambaza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hambazi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shambahzai | 67 | 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 Chamwaza
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