Chewu Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Chewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chewu (1,025) may also be a first name.
Chewu Demographics
Average Chewu Salary in
South Africa
R 47,592
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chewu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chewu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chewu is the 1,806,862nd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chewu are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,708th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,025 people.
The surname Chewu is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 211,483. In Zimbabwe Chewu is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 64 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 21 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Chewu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Chewu Last Name Statistics demography
Chewu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.97% less than the national average, earning R 47,592 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 Chewu
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