Chubwa Surname
Approximately 8,144 people bear this surname
Chubwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,183 | 1:7,370 | 964 |
| DR Congo | 951 | 1:77,686 | 9,011 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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 borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chubwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,739th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 894,836 people. The surname Chubwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chubwa reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 881 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 7,183 people, or 1 in 7,370. In Tanzania Chubwa is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 69 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 7 percent are found and Geita Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchubwa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Chaubwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Chubway | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cubwa | 91 | 229 | / |
| Hubwa | 91 | 14 | / |
| Chubwash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chupwa | 83 | 892 | / |
| Chubua | 83 | 604 | / |
| Chubba | 83 | 200 | / |
| Chibwa | 83 | 79 | / |
| Chobwa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Haubwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chubwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chubva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chubwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chuvwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chibwai | 77 | 41 | / |
| Tshubwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Choobwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Chubbah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chuibua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chobwai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chubuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choubba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chuuvwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Subwa | 73 | 1,609 | / |
| Hubba | 73 | 39 | / |
| Zubwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hubwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cubua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hubua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dschubba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchoubba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchoupwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khubua | 67 | 845 | / |
| Chibua | 67 | 257 | / |
| Shubba | 67 | 163 | / |
| Chipwa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Chibva | 67 | 93 | / |
| Chubby | 67 | 72 | / |
| Chobwe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Houbba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Subway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shubva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chuvva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chipua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Suubwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ssubwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hubbay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Subwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chibwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chubbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Czubba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jubwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hubbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hubwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khupwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chubbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shupwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shubua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chubbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chubui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chobua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chubwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis