Chobwe Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Chobwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 64 | 1:247,655 | 15,017 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chobwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chobwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chobwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chobwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chobwe reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chobwe is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 247,655. In Zambia Chobwe is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 53 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 41 percent reside and Central Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Zambia Chobwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchobwe | 92 | 995 | / |
| Choobwe | 92 | 614 | / |
| Hobwe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Tchoubwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tchobwer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chabwe | 83 | 1,272 | / |
| Khobwe | 83 | 863 | / |
| Chobwa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Chopwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chobbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chebwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chovbe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tcobwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chubwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chobve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shobwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hobw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tchopwe | 77 | 1,046 | / |
| Schobbe | 77 | 105 | / |
| Chaabwe | 77 | 59 | / |
| Chobbey | 77 | 23 | / |
| Choobwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Chovbey | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chompwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chobwai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tchabwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Choebue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chobhve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choopwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchobbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshobwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choboue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choubbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habwe | 73 | 447 | / |
| Hobbe | 73 | 92 | / |
| Cabwe | 73 | 69 | / |
| Sobwe | 73 | 59 | / |
| Hobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hubwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchoboue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tchoupwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Choubbey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Choubueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chouboue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchoopwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chubwa | 67 | 8,144 | / |
| Chapwe | 67 | 431 | / |
| Chabwa | 67 | 410 | / |
| Chabwi | 67 | 179 | / |
| Chobva | 67 | 131 | / |
| Chabue | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shobue | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chavbe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chepwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chobby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chopwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chopwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chebue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chebwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chovby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchouboue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobbee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chabbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hubwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chubwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shobbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chubbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shabwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoboue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcopwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobbei | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hobver | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chobwe
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