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Where Does The Last Name Chewa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻱ, Oriya: େଚୱା, Tibetan: ཆེ་བ།) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chewa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Chewa is the 504,389^th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name Chewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Chewa are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chewa is also the 743,570^th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 153 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 205,998. In Tanzania Chewa is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 91 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Chewa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chewa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Chewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.22% less than the national average, earning R 47,016 per year.