Chwa Surname
Approximately 4,104 people bear this surname
Chwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3,513 | 1:14,586 | 116 |
| Singapore | 210 | 1:26,227 | 1,017 |
| Uganda | 151 | 1:258,538 | 19,000 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Chwa (143) may also be a first name.
Chwa Demographics
Average Chwa Salary in
United States
$53,784 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chwa is most common in South Korea. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chwa is the 112,811th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,775,718 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Chwa live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 772,378th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 143 people.
The last name is most prevalent in South Korea, where it is held by 3,513 people, or 1 in 14,586. In South Korea Chwa is mostly concentrated in: Jeju Province, where 60 percent are found, Seoul, where 12 percent are found and Gyeonggi Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Korea Chwa occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Chwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chwa last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.
Chwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.65% more than the national average, earning $53,784 USD per year.
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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 Chwa
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