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 surname Chowo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chowo is the 183,796th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,154,782 people. The surname Chowo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chowo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chowo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,247 people, or 1 in 23,561. In Tanzania it is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 83 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Chowo exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Liberia, 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 Chowo
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