Chobwa Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chobwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chobwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia271:587,03424,185
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chobwa Last Name Facts

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

Chobwa is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chobwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chobwa reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chobwa is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 587,034. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 67 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 26 percent are found and Eastern Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choobwa9213/
Chobwai923/
Cobwa911/
Hobwa911/
Chubwa838,144/
Chabwa83410/
Chobva83131/
Chobwe8369/
Chovba8319/
Chebwa838/
Chopwa834/
Chobba833/
Chowva832/
Chobua831/
Choobwe77614/
Chobbah77286/
Chaabwa77220/
Choobua77146/
Chopwai77129/
Chopwad7752/
Chebwai7738/
Cheebwa7719/
Chubway774/
Chowbai774/
Chaubwa774/
Shobway773/
Cahabwa771/
Choybua771/
Chowvai771/
Chowvas771/
Chaebwa771/
Chabwat771/
Tchofwa771/
Tchabwa771/
Tshobwa771/
Choubba771/
Chopwat771/
Hobba73373/
Sobwa7351/
Hobua7322/
Cabwa7321/
Habwa7319/
Hobwe7316/
Hubwa7314/
Zobwa734/
Cobua732/
Hopwa731/
Chahabwa7121/
Tchoupwa711/
Chowhuad711/
Chubwash711/
Tchoubba711/
Chopwaya711/
Chabba671,664/
Chabwe671,272/
Chupwa67892/
Khobwe67863/
Chafwa67784/
Chubua67604/
Shabwa67520/
Khobua67277/
Chubba67200/
Chabwi67179/
Chabva67155/
Chabua67117/
Shovba67106/
Chovva6754/
Chavwa6738/
Houbba6735/
Chapwa6730/
Khabwa6715/
Chobbo6711/
Hopwah677/
Chopwe675/
Chepwa675/
Shobba675/
Chobby675/
Chobbe674/
Chopwi674/
Chovbe673/
Chovby673/
Haubwa673/
Haabwa672/
Chawva671/
Chobve671/
Habwas671/
Jobwah671/
Hoobua671/
Hobbay671/
Chubva671/
Chubwi671/
Ciobba671/
Chubwe671/
Suobwa671/
Habwai671/
Chuvwa671/
Cobuay671/
Habwad671/
Habwah671/
Hobwod670/

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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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  • 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 Chobwa
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