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Where Does The Last Name Chilwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chilwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 404,712^th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,415,180 people. The last name Chilwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chilwa live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Chilwa is also the 1,116,575^th most frequent given name on earth, held by 75 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 115,090. In Tanzania Chilwa is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 51 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Chilwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

Chilwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.9% less than the national average, earning R 102,420 per year.