Chubwa Surname

61,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chubwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chubwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,1831:7,370964
DR Congo9511:77,6869,011
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chubwa (881) may also be a first name.

Chubwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chubwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chubwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chubwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,739th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 894,836 people. The last name Chubwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chubwa are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 881 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7,183 people, or 1 in 7,370. In Tanzania Chubwa is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 69 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 7 percent are found and Geita Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Chubwa exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchubwa9221/
Chaubwa924/
Chubway924/
Cubwa91229/
Hubwa9114/
Chubwash861/
Chupwa83892/
Chubua83604/
Chubba83200/
Chibwa8379/
Chobwa8349/
Haubwa833/
Chubwi831/
Chubva831/
Chubwe831/
Chuvwa831/
Chibwai7741/
Tshubwa7721/
Choobwa7713/
Chubbah777/
Chuibua774/
Chobwai773/
Chubuha771/
Choubba771/
Chuuvwa771/
Subwa731,609/
Hubba7339/
Zubwa735/
Cobwa731/
Hubwe731/
Hobwa731/
Cubua731/
Hubua731/
Dschubba711/
Tchoubba711/
Tchoupwa711/
Khubua67845/
Chibua67257/
Shubba67163/
Chipwa67119/
Chibva6793/
Chubby6772/
Chobwe6769/
Houbba6735/
Subway6716/
Shubva6713/
Chuvva679/
Chipua679/
Suubwa679/
Ssubwa678/
Hubbay677/
Subwai677/
Chibwo676/
Chubbi675/
Czubba675/
Jubwai674/
Hubbau671/
Hubwey671/
Khupwa671/
Chubbe671/
Shupwa671/
Shubua671/
Chubbo671/
Chubui671/
Chobua671/

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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
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  • 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 Chubwa
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