Cholwe Surname
Approximately 865 people bear this surname
Cholwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 816 | 1:19,424 | 2,160 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Cholwe (562) may also be a first name.
Cholwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cholwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cholwe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cholwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cholwe is the 405,063rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Cholwe are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Cholwe is also the 354,413th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 562 people.
It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 19,424. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 21 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Cholwe
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