Chwei Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Chwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chwei (36) may also be a first name.

Chwei Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chwei Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chwei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﻮﻱ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chwei? popularity and diffusion

Chwei is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Chwei is mostly found 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 commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name Chwei is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 88 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schwei91245/
Chweih914/
Hwei89255/
Chwi89112/
Chwe8980/
Cwei894/
Schweiß83531/
Schweid83292/
Schweit83118/
Schweis8384/
Schweia8317/
Chweich836/
Ch'weid831/
Schweip831/
Chweu80480/
Chwee80241/
Schwe8059/
Chweh8027/
Hweih8021/
Chwii8014/
Chwae8010/
Chwie806/
Schwi803/
Chvei803/
Hweij802/
Chwea802/
Chwez801/
Zhwei801/
Hweis801/
Chweś801/
Hweit801/
Chwey801/
Chwai801/
Chwes801/
Schweisz778/
Schweits774/
Schweish771/
Schweitd771/
Schweist770/
Schweith770/
Hwe75472/
Hwi75375/
Cwi7523/
Cwe754/
Chweya733,110/
Shweih73792/
Chwist73564/
Chwiej73423/
Schwey73109/
Shweij73100/
Chwayi7399/
Schwis7380/
Schwid7366/
Schwez7365/
Schwai7364/
Schwie7361/
Schwep7311/
Shweit7311/
Schwet739/
Hweitt737/
Chwich736/
Chweea735/
Chveid735/
Chwowe734/
Chbeih733/
Schwit733/
Schwiz733/
Khweyi733/
Schweh732/
Shweis732/
Chwaye732/
Chwech732/
Chwitt732/
Hweich731/
Hweyid731/
Chueia731/
Chweye731/
H'Weij731/
Schwae731/
Shweio731/
Hweitz731/
Cuheia731/
Shweyi731/
Chweet731/
Schweisch710/
Shwe67137,230/
Chui6749,650/
Chwa674,104/
Hwee672,319/
Chue671,960/
Shweihi671,528/
Hwie671,370/
Schwehr671,173/
Hwai67309/
Cwai67264/
Swei67261/
Cuhe67170/
Schwich67135/
Chwieja6797/
Schwipp6774/
Schwait6766/
Schwerr6755/
Schwidt6737/
Khwe6734/
Schwaid6732/
Chbi6726/
Shwi6724/
Schwets6720/
Chuawee6720/
Hweh6717/
Schwech6717/
Zwei6717/
Håwi6717/
Schwaiz6716/
Schwitt6716/
Hwey6714/
Cweu6713/
Schweds6712/
Hswe6711/
Schwaia6710/
Hwea6710/
Shweish6710/
Schweez6710/
Chve678/
Schwecz678/
Schveid678/
Schweth677/
Chvi675/
Høwe675/
Chuejit675/
Hwit674/
Hwue674/
Hswi674/
Schveiz674/
Hwui674/
Schwepp673/
Cuhi673/
Chwaich673/
Dcwi673/
Khwi673/
Schwher672/
Schweat672/
Schwejd672/
Cwej672/
Hwis672/
Hwgi672/
Hwii672/
Hzwe672/
Hhwe672/
Chbe671/
Hwiz671/
Hwwe671/
Chweyaa671/
H'Weitt671/
Schwave671/
Schwepf671/
Schwihs671/
Schwiss671/
Shweitz671/
Hwoi671/
Hwij671/
Shweihy671/
Schwawe671/
Chweyah671/
Chwy671/
Thsweyi671/
Tshweui671/
Schweye671/
Tcwi671/
Zhwi671/
Xwei671/
Chwj671/
Cvei671/
Cvhe671/
Cwea671/
Cwij671/
Cswe671/
Jhwe671/
Jhwi671/
Hweu671/
Hwez671/
Hwiy671/
Hwje671/
Hwyi671/
Schweya670/
Schwaie670/
Schwehs670/
Schwuer670/

Chwei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chwei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﻮﻱashwy-

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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
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  • 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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