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
Chwayo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Chwayo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwayo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Excluding South Africa Chwayo exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.
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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