Chorwe Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Chorwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chorwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chorwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chorwe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chorwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chorwe is the 773,729th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chorwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chorwe is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Aside from Malawi it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 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 Chorwe
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