Cherwa Surname
Approximately 538 people bear this surname
Cherwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| India | 152 | 1:5,046,483 | 126,094 |
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Cherwa (11) may also be a first name.
Cherwa Demographics
Cherwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cherwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherwa (Oriya: େଚରୱା) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 582,776th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name Cherwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Cherwa reside; 34 percent reside in Southern Africa and 34 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Cherwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Apart from Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Kenya, where 28 percent live.
Cherwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Cherwa are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Cherwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,196 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherwa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚରୱା | ecarawa | 95.24 |
| େଚରୁୱା | ecaruwa | 4.76 |
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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 Cherwa
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