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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chokwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chokwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chokwe is the 112,126th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,762,405 people. The last name Chokwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chokwe are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,825 people, or 1 in 19,178. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Chokwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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