Chokwe Surname

112,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Chokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8251:19,1782,426
Zambia8251:19,2122,145
Kenya3091:149,45011,887
Botswana831:26,3495,307
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chokwe (117) may also be a first name.

Chokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chokwe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chokwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,126th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,762,405 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chokwe live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chokwe is also the 864,112th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 117 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,825 people, or 1 in 19,178. In South Africa Chokwe is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 42 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Chokwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chokwe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Chokwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning R 135,840 per year and in United States they earn 54.87% more than the national average, earning $66,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchokwe9249/
Choekwe9210/
Chokwei923/
Choukwe921/
Chokwer921/
Hokwe9137/
Cokwe9124/
Tchoukwe8697/
Chockweh861/
Chounkwe861/
Chakwe83983/
Chekwe83715/
Chukwe83216/
Chogwe83194/
Chokwa8362/
Chokue834/
Zhokwe832/
Houkwe832/
Hcokwe832/
Hokwey831/
Cookwe831/
Tchoukwet801/
Tshokwe77341/
Chookwa77141/
Tchakwe7734/
Chokque7718/
Chukwue7714/
Chakwea7713/
Chokkue7713/
Chakwei7712/
Choukwi7711/
Chaukwe778/
Tchogwe773/
Chekwei772/
Thsokwe772/
Chokwai771/
Chuokwa771/
Tchokue771/
Chougwe771/
Chukweh771/
Chackwe771/
Khokhwe771/
Chekweh771/
Chankwe771/
Chekwea771/
Choykue771/
Zokwe73304/
Cakwe73264/
Hukwe73233/
Hogwe7380/
Hokue7313/
Hakwe7310/
Cokue732/
Hokwa731/
Hoqwe731/
Hokwi731/
Cokwy731/
Chokkuea71593/
Choongwe71334/
Tchoukwi7123/
Chonkuea719/
Chukwuee717/
Chukwued714/
Tchoukue714/
Chukwuej712/
Chuckwee711/
Tchoikue711/
Tchougwe711/
Chongweh711/
Chonkwoi711/
Choukoue711/
Choykuer711/
Chookuea711/
Chockuer711/
Choque67203,272/
Chocue672,416/
Chagwe67986/
Chegwe67868/
Chakwa67782/
Tsokwe67188/
Chukwa67138/
Chongkuea6776/
Chakwi6714/
Chogbe6711/
Dzokwe6710/
Hoqwue6710/
Chogue676/
Chaqwe676/
Cojkwa676/
Chokui676/
Hoquwe675/
Chukue675/
Chukwi674/
Chekwi674/
Chukwy673/
Tchoukuie672/
Heukwe672/
Haskwe671/
Jokkwe671/
Hogwer671/
Hokque671/
Hakwea671/
Haukwe671/
Hunkwe671/
Cheqwe671/
Chekue671/
Jokgwe671/
Zokwea671/
Chogwa671/
Chong'wee671/
Chugwe671/
Ciokue671/
Hzakwe671/
Chukwueha671/
Chakue671/
Changkwea671/

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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 Chokwe
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