Chamwezi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chamwezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chamwezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamwezi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Chamwezi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwezi live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Chamwezi is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Chamwezi is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent live and Tanga Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamwezi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chamwazi | 88 | 19 | / |
| Chambezi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Haamwezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamwezhi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samwezi | 80 | 76 | / |
| Hamweza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Camuezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamwezi | 75 | 71 | / |
| Chamwasi | 75 | 22 | / |
| Shamwesi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ciambezi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chambizi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chanbezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamwiset | 71 | 298 | / |
| Tshambezi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Siamweezi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chamwises | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chomwechi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shambezai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambezi | 67 | 4,351 | / |
| Hambizi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Hamwiza | 67 | 63 | / |
| Samweze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hambeze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camueza | 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 Chamwezi
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