Chawela Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chawela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chawela (14) may also be a first name.
Chawela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chawela is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Chawela live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name globally, held by 14 people.
This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 29 percent live.
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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 Chawela
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