Chawawa Surname
Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname
Chawawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,647 | 1:10,394 | 1,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 287 | 1:53,792 | 8,155 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chawawa (12) may also be a first name.
Chawawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chawawa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 210,038th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,706,788 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chawawa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chawawa is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,394. Barring Malawi this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chawahwa | 93 | 22 | / |
| Hawawa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Cawawa | 92 | 0 | / |
| Chahwahwa | 88 | 91 | / |
| Chowawa | 86 | 203 | / |
| Chawewa | 86 | 35 | / |
| Chabawa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hawawau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chavawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hawawua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hauwawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chawawi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshawawa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Shawaway | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hhawawau | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tchabawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaivawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shawawaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hauwawau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawauwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawawi | 77 | 443 | / |
| Sawawa | 77 | 276 | / |
| Hawawo | 77 | 23 | / |
| Zawawa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hawawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hauwauwau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chababa | 71 | 341 | / |
| Chavava | 71 | 104 | / |
| Hawawie | 71 | 38 | / |
| Zawawai | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chaiwaiwit | 71 | 31 | / |
| Tsawawa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Hawawou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Showawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hawabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahuawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haswawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chabowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chavawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chawave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jawahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhawawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heiwawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sawaswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howaway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chaabawi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chasvava | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chaabavi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chaababi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chavaeva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sheuwawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chaiwewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Showaway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hawwawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choubawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chababai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howwaswa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chawawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis