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

The last name Chiwela is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chiwela click here.

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

Chiwela is the 849,693^rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiwela reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306^th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 94,345. In Zambia Chiwela is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 58 percent live, Central Province, where 14 percent live and North-Western Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 41 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.