Chowo Surname
Approximately 2,310 people bear this surname
Chowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,247 | 1:23,561 | 2,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chowo (13) may also be a first name.
Chowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chowo occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chowo? popularity and diffusion
Chowo is the 183,796th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,154,782 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chowo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chowo is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,247 people, or 1 in 23,561. In Tanzania Chowo is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 83 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Chowo exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chowo
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