Chawewe Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Chawewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chawewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chawewe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chawewe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chawewe is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chawewe live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania Chawewe is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 47 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 47 percent live and Tanga Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Tanzania Chawewe occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 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 Chawewe
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