Chwei Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Chwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chwei (36) may also be a first name.
Chwei Demographics
Average Chwei Salary in
South Africa
R 25,500
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chwei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﻮﻱ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwei? popularity and diffusion
Chwei is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Chwei reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chwei is also the 1,717,090th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 36 people.
Chwei is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 88 percent live and Western Cape, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Chwei Last Name Statistics demography
Chwei earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.27% less than the national average, earning R 25,500 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chwei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chwei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﻮﻱ | ashwy | - |
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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
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- 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 Chwei
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