Chapewa Surname
Approximately 2,272 people bear this surname
Chapewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,379 | 1:11,494 | 1,323 |
| Tanzania | 870 | 1:60,852 | 6,526 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chapewa (46) may also be a first name.
Chapewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chapewa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chapewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chapewa is the 186,405th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,207,547 people. Chapewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapewa live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chapewa is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name globally, held by 46 people.
Chapewa is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,379 people, or 1 in 11,494. In Zambia Chapewa is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 41 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside and Northern Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapewad | 93 | 10 | / |
| Chapewaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Capewa | 92 | 17 | / |
| Chhapewad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chaphewad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chapiwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chapawa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chapewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chepewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chapaeva | 80 | 1,816 | / |
| Chapfiwa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Chapieva | 80 | 11 | / |
| Chapevad | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chapeeva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chopewad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hapheway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chapewou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hapeva | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sapewa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Copewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hapeba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chhapevad | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tchapewou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hapeeva | 71 | 435 | / |
| Shopewa | 71 | 150 | / |
| Chopeva | 71 | 54 | / |
| Chapavo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Khapiwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shapeva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chapava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zhapeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shapiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hopeiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shapeba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Copeway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shapieva | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Shapeeva | 67 | 179 | / |
| Chepaeva | 67 | 74 | / |
| Choopawa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Zhapieva | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chopevad | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chapaiva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khapeeva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chopaeva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khaphiwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zhapeeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chepeeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chapayva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Coppeway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chapaevo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hashpeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopewatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chapaivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chapavay | 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 Chapewa
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