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
Chwa Political Affiliation
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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 carried by more people in South Korea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 112,811th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,775,718 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Chwa reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Chwa is also the 772,378th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 143 people.
It is most frequently occurring in South Korea, where it is held by 3,513 people, or 1 in 14,586. In South Korea Chwa is mostly found in: Jeju Province, where 60 percent reside, Seoul, where 12 percent reside and Gyeonggi Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Korea it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Chwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chwa last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% being 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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