Chwee Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Chwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 118 | 1:249,951 | 14,154 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Chwee (3,799) may also be a first name.
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Chwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chwee is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwee? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,041,601st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Chwee is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Chwee are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chwee is also the 114,090th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 3,799 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 249,951. In Malaysia Chwee is mostly found in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Malacca, where 12 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Chwee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chwee surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Chwee earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 166.62% more than the national average, earning $115,042 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 Chwee
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