Chewale Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Chewale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chewale (12) may also be a first name.
Chewale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chewale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chewale (Marathi: चेवले) is found most in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chewale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 887,624th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Chewale live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chewale is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The last name Chewale is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chewale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chewale in the Marathi language | ||
| चेवले | cevale | 94.29 |
| छेवले | chevale | 2.86 |
| चेवळे | cevale | 2.86 |
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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 Chewale
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