Chwama Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Chwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
Chwama Demographics
Average Chwama Salary in
South Africa
R 56,580
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chwama is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Chwama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside.
Chwama Last Name Statistics demography
Chwama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.19% less than the national average, earning R 56,580 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Cwama | 91 | 29 | / |
| Hwama | 91 | 21 | / |
| Chwaimah | 86 | 11 | / |
| Chuama | 83 | 85 | / |
| Chwamy | 83 | 17 | / |
| Chwami | 83 | 16 | / |
| Khwama | 83 | 9 | / |
| Cvhama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chwema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schwoma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khwayma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ch'wame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schuama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchuama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cuhamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwameach | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwami | 73 | 875 | / |
| Cuama | 73 | 343 | / |
| Zwama | 73 | 232 | / |
| Swama | 73 | 166 | / |
| Hwamo | 73 | 120 | / |
| Huama | 73 | 46 | / |
| Hwame | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hvama | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cwoma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwammai | 71 | 71 | / |
| Schwomma | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chuhamat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khwaymay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schwahammad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shwaimat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuamea | 67 | 515 | / |
| Schwameis | 67 | 100 | / |
| Huatma | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chuema | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cuamah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Swamai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tchuamaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cuamay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Huayma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Swamay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shuama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huamas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huamay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huamai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shwamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swatma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwamed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swauma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swamas | 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 Chwama
- 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