Chamwenye Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Chamwenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 116 | 1:456,393 | 31,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chamwenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamwenye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chamwenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwenye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,551,568th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwenye live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Tanzania Chamwenye is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 81 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Chamwenye occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamwenye | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chomwenye | 89 | 134 | / |
| Chemwenye | 89 | 15 | / |
| Hamweenye | 89 | 4 | / |
| Shamwenye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hamwenge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hamwenawe | 78 | 8 | / |
| Khamwenje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shamuenye | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chaamuenhe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chamuhenge | 74 | 1 | / |
| Camuenje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siamwenya | 67 | 86 | / |
| Shamuenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hamvengne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamwinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambenje | 59 | 2 | / |
| Chanwainge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sawinya | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Chamwenye
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