Chawu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Chawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 79 | 1:200,632 | 13,107 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chawu (240) may also be a first name.
Chawu Demographics
Average Chawu Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chawu is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chawu reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 577,234th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 240 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 200,632. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 89 percent live, Southern Province, where 10 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Chawu Last Name Statistics demography
Chawu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
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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 Chawu
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