Chamweli Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chamweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chamweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamweli occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamweli? popularity and diffusion
Chamweli is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Chamweli is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Chamweli are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent live and Western Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamwela | 88 | 998 | / |
| Chamwali | 88 | 260 | / |
| Chambeli | 88 | 50 | / |
| Shamweli | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chamwilai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samweli | 80 | 32,386 | / |
| Hamwele | 80 | 472 | / |
| Hamwela | 80 | 62 | / |
| Hambeli | 80 | 14 | / |
| Cheamwilai | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chaemwilai | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shamwele | 75 | 189 | / |
| Chamwile | 75 | 113 | / |
| Chambili | 75 | 84 | / |
| Hamweela | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hamweele | 75 | 40 | / |
| Chambele | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chombeli | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hambelai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ciambeli | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shamwela | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chanbeli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shamueli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamuela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sammweli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamwili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamwilai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chambely | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamuele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shambeli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemwili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haamwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamwilai | 71 | 1,310 | / |
| Chanwilai | 71 | 148 | / |
| Chomwilai | 71 | 102 | / |
| Shamweele | 71 | 26 | / |
| Tshambeli | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chanvelli | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hawely | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chanvelai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chambelee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shamweela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchambele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samwely | 67 | 3,295 | / |
| Camuele | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Samueli | 67 | 592 | / |
| Zambeli | 67 | 493 | / |
| Samwele | 67 | 441 | / |
| Çambeli | 67 | 212 | / |
| Hambili | 67 | 170 | / |
| Samwili | 67 | 164 | / |
| Sambeli | 67 | 150 | / |
| Jambeli | 67 | 35 | / |
| Samveli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hambely | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zamveli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hambele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanbeli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hombeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamueli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samwela | 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 Chamweli
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