Chingwele Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chingwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chingwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3531:44,9014,336
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chingwele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chingwele is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chingwele? popularity and diffusion

Chingwele is the 781,947th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chingwele live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 44,901. In Zambia Chingwele is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 49 percent reside, Central Province, where 32 percent reside and Southern Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 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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  • 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 Chingwele
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