Chiwala Surname
Approximately 12,225 people bear this surname
Chiwala Surname Definition:
Chiwala is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a royal title.
Chiwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,916 | 1:1,778 | 247 |
| Malawi | 2,902 | 1:5,899 | 841 |
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| Zimbabwe | 136 | 1:113,516 | 15,504 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chiwala (301) may also be a first name.
Chiwala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chiwala is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a royal title.
Chiwala Demographics
Chiwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chiwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiwala is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,600th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 596,118 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwala live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chiwala is also the 507,810th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 301 people.
The last name Chiwala is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 8,916 people, or 1 in 1,778. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 25 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Chiwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
The amount Chiwala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.81% more than the national average, earning R 458,196 per year and in United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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