Chuwo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chuwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chuwo (4) may also be a first name.
Chuwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chuwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chuwo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chuwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chuwo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 4 people.
The last name Chuwo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 50 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Chuwo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 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 Chuwo
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