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
Chawawa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chawawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chawawa is the 210,038th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,706,788 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chawawa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The last name Chawawa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,394. Excluding Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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