Chawe Surname
Approximately 3,675 people bear this surname
Chawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,721 | 1:19,457 | 2,476 |
| Zambia | 417 | 1:38,009 | 3,800 |
| South Africa | 268 | 1:202,156 | 21,624 |
| Niger | 65 | 1:295,262 | 8,917 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Chawe (303) may also be a first name.
Chawe Demographics
Chawe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻭ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 124,100th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,983,006 people. The last name Chawe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chawe reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 505,965th most common first name worldwide, held by 303 people.
The last name Chawe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,721 people, or 1 in 19,457. In Tanzania Chawe is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 32 percent live, Njombe Region, where 16 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Chawe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chawe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Chawe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.72% less than the national average, earning R 145,632 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻭ | shaw | - |
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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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- 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 Chawe
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