Chiwalo Surname

98,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiwalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiwalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4,2611:4,018550
Tanzania4771:110,98910,694
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Zambia261:609,61224,798
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Chiwalo (11) may also be a first name.

Chiwalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiwalo has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiwalo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,225th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,509,434 people. The surname Chiwalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiwalo live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Chiwalo is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,261 people, or 1 in 4,018. Outside of Malawi it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Chiwalo Last Name Statistics demography

Chiwalo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.33% more than the national average, earning R 411,888 per year.

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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 Chiwalo
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