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
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
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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