Chawg Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iraq

Chawg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chawg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Chawg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chawg Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chawg is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Chawg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chawg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Chawg occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Chawg live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Chawg is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iraq, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchawg911/
Chawgs910/
Hawg8913/
Chawk80182/
Chowg807/
Chawq801/
Cajwg801/
Chafg801/
Chewg801/
Shawg801/
Hawgh800/
Chawke73428/
Chowgh734/
Tchawk731/
Shawgh731/
Shawgs730/
Hawk6726,187/
Hafg671,000/
Howg67150/
Hawq677/
Jawg671/
Hashwgh671/
Sawg671/

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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 Chawg
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