Chiawah Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chiawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chiawah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chiawah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chiawah is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chiawah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiawah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Chiawah occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Chiawah live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 80 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiawa921,555/
Chihawa8696/
Chiaway8619/
Chiawua8612/
Chiawha862/
Chiawoh861/
Chiavah861/
Chijawa861/
Chiawat861/
Hiawa835/
Chaiyawach822/
Chaiyawa801/
Chihaywa801/
Chaiyaweach781/
Chiaba77249/
Chiowa77112/
Hijawa7748/
Chiawo774/
Chiava773/
Hiawua771/
Chaiyawas7532/
Chiahsuah751/
Chihowa71935/
Chiabai71911/
Chihava71573/
Chihaba7165/
Chiabay7115/
Chiowat719/
Chiavai718/
Chiawei716/
Cheawea716/
Khiawai716/
Cheawoh714/
Chaiyavach712/
Chijawo712/
Chiavea711/
Haiyawa711/
Șchiaua711/
Hijawad711/
Hijahwa711/
Chhaiyawat711/
Chihohwa67123/
Chehowah678/
Chaiyawo677/
Hiaba677/
Cheeawai675/
Khiawhai674/
Hayiawea673/
Hiawo673/
Chiawuot673/
Hajiawea672/
Hyawa672/
Chiachua671/
Hiava671/
Khiawhay671/

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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
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  • 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 Chiawah
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