Chulwa Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Chulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 136 | 1:116,544 | 8,960 |
| Mauritius | 8 | 1:161,677 | 8,227 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chulwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chulwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chulwa is the 1,428,594th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chulwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chulwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 116,544. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 99 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live and Luapula Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuulwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hulwa | 91 | 92 | / |
| Choulwad | 86 | 5 | / |
| Schulwas | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chaulwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chilwa | 83 | 866 | / |
| Chulba | 83 | 84 | / |
| Cholwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Khulwa | 83 | 37 | / |
| Chulva | 83 | 27 | / |
| Hulway | 83 | 27 | / |
| Hulwah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Hulwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chulua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shulwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Culway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Shaulwa | 77 | 92 | / |
| Caulway | 77 | 23 | / |
| Chuluea | 77 | 22 | / |
| Schulba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Cholwea | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tshulwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chilwah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khulway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Haulway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choolwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoulwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khulwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houlwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chulwoo | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cullway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hullway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sulwa | 73 | 565 | / |
| Hulva | 73 | 197 | / |
| Hulba | 73 | 47 | / |
| Hulwi | 73 | 41 | / |
| Hulua | 73 | 34 | / |
| Holwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hulwe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Culva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Culua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaulway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Holway | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Cholwe | 67 | 865 | / |
| Chulvi | 67 | 465 | / |
| Sulway | 67 | 238 | / |
| Shulba | 67 | 125 | / |
| Chulvo | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hulvas | 67 | 78 | / |
| Colway | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hilwah | 67 | 52 | / |
| Chulve | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chulbi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Schulweis | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hulvat | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chulue | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chilva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Suulwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chilua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hulbaj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khulva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Culhua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zulwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuluo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houlba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chulbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chului | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sulwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cholwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hullua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khulua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khulwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hulbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chulbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sulwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sholwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huluat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hulvay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hulwie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chulwa
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