Chiluwe Surname
Approximately 431 people bear this surname
Chiluwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Chiluwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiluwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiluwe occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chiluwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiluwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiluwe is the 687,524th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiluwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Without taking into account Malawi Chiluwe occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchilouwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shiluwe | 86 | 506 | / |
| Chilowe | 86 | 369 | / |
| Chiluwa | 86 | 280 | / |
| Chiliwe | 86 | 95 | / |
| Chilube | 86 | 75 | / |
| Hilouwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiluve | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chileuwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Chiluver | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chilouwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tshiluwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chiluveu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiluwe | 77 | 638 | / |
| Siluwe | 77 | 341 | / |
| Hilowe | 77 | 198 | / |
| Hiluwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Heluwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chilluver | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiluwa | 71 | 763 | / |
| Cheliwe | 71 | 51 | / |
| Shilowe | 71 | 38 | / |
| Chilubi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chiliwi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Cheluwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hillowe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chiluva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Helouwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shiluwi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kilouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chillhowee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilive | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiluwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiluwa | 67 | 68 | / |
| Heluw | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chellube | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kailuwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshilowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiluwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheluvei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiluwe
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