Chiewa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chiewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Chiewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiewa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiewa is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Chiewa are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 50 percent reside, Centre Region, where 25 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.
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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 Chiewa
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