Chapewa Surname

186,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chapewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,3791:11,4941,323
Tanzania8701:60,8526,526
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Chapewa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapewa? popularity and diffusion

Chapewa is the 186,405th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,207,547 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapewa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chapewa is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,379 people, or 1 in 11,494. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 41 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside and Northern Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Zambia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapewad9310/
Chapewaa931/
Capewa9217/
Chhapewad881/
Chaphewad881/
Chapiwa8610/
Chapawa866/
Chapewe861/
Chepewa861/
Chapaeva801,816/
Chapfiwa8077/
Chapieva8011/
Chapevad8010/
Chapeeva802/
Chopewad802/
Hapheway801/
Chapewou801/
Hapeva7721/
Sapewa778/
Copewa771/
Capeva771/
Hapeba771/
Chhapevad7514/
Tchapewou751/
Hapeeva71435/
Shopewa71150/
Chopeva7154/
Chapavo7122/
Khapiwa718/
Shapeva713/
Chapava712/
Zhapeva711/
Shapiwa711/
Hopeiwa711/
Chepeva711/
Shapeba711/
Copeway710/
Shapieva671,247/
Shapeeva67179/
Chepaeva6774/
Choopawa6756/
Zhapieva6737/
Chopevad6729/
Chapaiva6720/
Khapeeva6719/
Chopaeva6718/
Khaphiwa6716/
Zhapeeva677/
Chepeeva675/
Chapayva674/
Coppeway674/
Chapaevo674/
Hashpeva671/
Hopewatt671/
Chapaivo671/
Chapavay671/

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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
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  • 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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