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 occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chotwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chotwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 902,012th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. Chotwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chotwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chotwe is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 64,694. In Zambia Chotwe is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 64 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 2 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
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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