Chaonwa Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chaonwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chaonwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chaonwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chaonwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chaonwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaonwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chaonwa is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Chaonwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chaonwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chaonwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 34 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Iceland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaonua8676/
Haonwat861/
Chaonuea80726/
Choonwah8013/
Khaonway801/
Chaonuae801/
Shaionwa801/
Tchouanwa7534/
Chaomba711,252/
Chaiyunwat71135/
Chaonue7171/
Chaonui712/
Chaonve712/
Shoanwa711/
Chaonuer672/
Shoyonwa672/
Chaoumwe671/
Chaonues671/
Chaombai671/
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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 Chaonwa
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