Chilowe Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Chilowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 261 | 1:202,841 | 17,276 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Chilowe (35) may also be a first name.
Chilowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chilowe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilowe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 770,644th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chilowe reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 202,841. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chilowe
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