Chawa Surname
Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname
Chawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 366 | 1:42,181 | 6,506 |
| Zambia | 184 | 1:86,141 | 7,184 |
| Indonesia | 162 | 1:816,353 | 61,944 |
| Niger | 136 | 1:141,118 | 5,265 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| Ivory Coast | 98 | 1:235,421 | 9,552 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Nepal | 35 | 1:813,742 | 5,478 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Chawa (3,256) may also be a first name.
Chawa Demographics
Average Chawa Salary in
United States
$54,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻭ, Marathi: छावा, Oriya: ଚାୱା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chawa is the 224,999th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,032,953 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Chawa live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 125,541st most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 3,256 people.
The surname Chawa is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 42,181. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 28 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe Chawa is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Chawa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chawa last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.93% less than the national average, earning R 138,000 per year; in United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $62,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻭ | shaw | - |
| Chawa in the Marathi language | ||
| छावा | chava | - |
| Chawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାୱା | cawa | 93.88 |
| ଚୱା | cawa | 1.36 |
| ଚାେୱା | caewa | 0.68 |
| ଚାଓା | caoa | 0.68 |
| ଚାଊୱା | ca'uwa | 0.68 |
| ଚାଉଆ | ca'u'a | 0.68 |
| ଚାୱ | cawa | 0.68 |
| ଗୱା | gawa | 0.68 |
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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 Chawa
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