Chogwe Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Chogwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chogwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chogwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chogwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chogwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,210,518th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Chogwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chogwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 274,309. In Tanzania Chogwe is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Chogwe occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Chogwe
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