Chwayo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chwayo occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chwayo is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwayo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Not including South Africa Chwayo is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwayo | 91 | 541 | / |
| Chway | 91 | 18 | / |
| Chwaya | 83 | 414 | / |
| Chwayi | 83 | 99 | / |
| Chuayo | 83 | 91 | / |
| Schway | 83 | 45 | / |
| Shwayo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chwaye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hway | 80 | 61 | / |
| Cway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schwaya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tchuayo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chuayod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chwajot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chuay | 73 | 1,881 | / |
| Cwayi | 73 | 459 | / |
| Shway | 73 | 444 | / |
| Hwaya | 73 | 221 | / |
| Cuayo | 73 | 31 | / |
| Swayo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Jwayo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cuhay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hwayi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Chwae | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hwaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chweya | 67 | 3,110 | / |
| Shwaye | 67 | 2,006 | / |
| Chwaja | 67 | 322 | / |
| Chwaju | 67 | 199 | / |
| Khwaye | 67 | 183 | / |
| Chuaio | 67 | 175 | / |
| Cuhaya | 67 | 154 | / |
| Schwey | 67 | 109 | / |
| Schwoy | 67 | 81 | / |
| Schwai | 67 | 64 | / |
| Chuahy | 67 | 56 | / |
| Csuhay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chueyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Xhwayi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shwayi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tswayo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shwaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chweea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sbhayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chwowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwaihy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwayje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chwayo
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