Changwela Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Changwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Changwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Changwela occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Changwela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Changwela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Changwela is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 834,206. In Zambia Changwela is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 79 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chagwela | 94 | 4 | / |
| Changwala | 89 | 81 | / |
| Changwila | 89 | 14 | / |
| Changuela | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chamgwela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Changwelo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Changwilai | 84 | 96 | / |
| Changuhela | 84 | 6 | / |
| Hangwele | 82 | 156 | / |
| Chakwela | 82 | 112 | / |
| Chagwila | 82 | 10 | / |
| Sangwela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Haangwele | 78 | 24 | / |
| Changuila | 78 | 21 | / |
| Chonguela | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chongwala | 78 | 4 | / |
| Changuala | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chamkwela | 78 | 2 | / |
| Hangweele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hakwela | 75 | 75 | / |
| Hagbela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chongwilai | 74 | 81 | / |
| Haungwilai | 74 | 59 | / |
| Changvilai | 74 | 9 | / |
| Chongwilat | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chongwilas | 74 | 2 | / |
| Changwylie | 74 | 2 | / |
| Chakwila | 71 | 271 | / |
| Sanguela | 71 | 90 | / |
| Sankwela | 71 | 66 | / |
| Hanguila | 71 | 11 | / |
| Songwela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khakwela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaquela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hankwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janguela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chogwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chagbelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaguila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zongwela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangwila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hongwilai | 67 | 415 | / |
| Sangwilai | 67 | 220 | / |
| Hongwilat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chamkwila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Songwelai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schankweilei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaquelia | 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 Changwela
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