Chawo Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Chawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chawo (57) may also be a first name.
Chawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chawo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chawo is the 1,666,404th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Chawo are found; 29 percent are found in Central Africa and 27 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Chawo is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 57 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon Chawo is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 74 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 15 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Chawo
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