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

Chewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻱ, Oriya: େଚୱା, Tibetan: ཆེ་བ།) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 504,389^th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. Chewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Chewa live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570^th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 153 people.

The surname 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 are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Chewa is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Chewa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chewa last name is primarily 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.