Chotwe Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Chotwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 245 | 1:64,694 | 5,750 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chotwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chotwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chotwe (Marathi: चोतवे) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chotwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Chotwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chotwe is the 902,012th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chotwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 64,694. In Zambia Chotwe is most common in: Luapula Province, where 64 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chothwe | 92 | 8 | / |
| Tchotwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cotwe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hotwes | 83 | 7 | / |
| Chatwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chodwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chotwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cotwey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chotue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houtwed | 77 | 40 | / |
| Chetwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choitwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chothwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hotwedt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sotwe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Hatwe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hotwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Catwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hotue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Xotwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Codwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchoutue | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chatwech | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chothway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chatwieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khatwe | 67 | 1,800 | / |
| Chatue | 67 | 1,098 | / |
| Khodwe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Chutwi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Chetue | 67 | 64 | / |
| Chatwi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Khotwi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chatwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hutwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chetwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chutwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchoutoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coutue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hodwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hutwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chodwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chotui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zothwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatwes | 67 | 0 | / |
Chotwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chotwe in the Marathi language | ||
| चोतवे | cotave | - |
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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 Chotwe
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