Chaswe Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chaswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5401:29,3523,037
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chaswe (21) may also be a first name.

Chaswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chaswe is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaswe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 576,965th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaswe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chaswe is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 29,352. In Zambia Chaswe is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 56 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Zambia Chaswe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caswe9123/
Haswe911/
Chasw910/
Chaiswei8618/
Chaswa83181/
Hasweh8355/
Chasue8317/
Chasve835/
Hashwe834/
Khaswe831/
Xhaswe831/
Chasbe831/
Haswee831/
Chaisewee801/
Chaisue775,288/
Hashweh7744/
Tshaswe7721/
Chasuep774/
Chaiswa773/
Cheswey771/
Chashue771/
Chaazwe771/
Tchazwe771/
Chausue771/
Chasvey770/
Haswett770/
Hasbe732,897/
Haswa73634/
Caswi73453/
Casue73399/
Caswa73121/
Hasve73105/
Hoswe7367/
Haswi7363/
Saswe7313/
Haasw735/
Hashw734/
Casve733/
Hasue732/
Hassw731/
Hazwe731/
Haswy731/
Zaswe731/
Chaisuea71650/
Chaisuep71242/
Chaisewi7116/
Chatsuea7114/
Chassuer719/
Shahshwe711/
Chaswich711/
Chayshew711/
Khoswe671,111/
Hashwa67203/
Hasswa67123/
Hasbey6788/
Chasbi6753/
Casway6740/
Hashwi6719/
Hatsue6718/
Chasby679/
Hasbee679/
Hassve678/
Shazwe675/
Chasva674/
Hasway674/
Casuea673/
Hasuer673/
Hasbei672/
Casuey672/
Chasui672/
Chaisveha671/
Jhasue671/
Khassw671/
Haiswa671/
Chazue671/
Chaussuer671/
Hashbe671/
Hasuey671/
Haswai671/
Schachwer671/
Shaswi671/
Hassbe671/
Chesue671/
Saswer671/
Seaswe671/
Haaswa671/
Cashwa670/
Casswa670/
Cashue670/
Hoiswe670/

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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 Chaswe
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