Chwene Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4011:135,10615,678
Botswana2591:8,4441,491
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Chwene (213) may also be a first name.

Chwene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chwene is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chwene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,277th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 619,385th most numerous first name internationally, held by 213 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 135,106. In South Africa Chwene is most frequent in: North West, where 50 percent live, Northern Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 39 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Chwene Last Name Statistics demography

Chwene earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning R 225,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chweine9242/
Schwene9219/
Chweyne921/
Chwenge921/
Xchwene921/
Chwen9129/
Hwene911/
Cwene911/
Schwener8654/
Ch'weine863/
Schweene862/
Schwenge862/
Schweine861/
Schwenee860/
Chuene8310,031/
Hwenje83254/
Chwane83126/
Khwene8350/
Chwein8335/
Shwene8332/
Chweyn832/
Cuhene830/
Schweiner80295/
Hwen8017/
Schweeney801/
Schwenher801/
Schwehneh801/
Schwesner800/
Tshwene771,230/
Schweni7755/
Chuesne7713/
Chwihne779/
Chuenes778/
Shwehne774/
Tchuene774/
H'Weine772/
Khweine772/
Schwine772/
Chouene772/
Khweyne771/
Schuene771/
Schwenh771/
Khwenge771/
Chwaane771/
Thswene771/
Chuened771/
Chuenet771/
Schwedtner752/
Schweigner751/
Schwenheit750/
Schweetner750/
Cuene73442/
Huene73334/
Hwena73221/
Chwin7395/
Swene7358/
Zwene7332/
Cweni7322/
Hween737/
Cwine736/
Chven735/
Hvene735/
Cwhen733/
Hwein733/
Hweyn731/
Cwean731/
Hwine731/
Hwean731/
Khwen731/
Schwiner7162/
Chweetin7130/
Shwehneh715/
Chouehne715/
Schuener714/
Tchouene714/
Chouesne713/
Schweiny711/
Schwined711/
Sh'weine711/
Schweidtner711/
Chwesink711/
Chwihneh711/
Shwehnei711/
Chvengue711/
Schwaine710/
Schwinet710/
Schweattner710/
Schwines710/
Shweni671,447/
Sweney67817/
Shweny67200/
Chuine67169/
Swenea67150/
Sweene6771/
Chueni6770/
Huehne6769/
Huener6769/
Dzwene6763/
Tswene6761/
Swenje6747/
Khwine6729/
Swenie6727/
Zweine6723/
Shwena6723/
Schveiner6719/
Schwenoha6719/
Chveng6719/
Khweni6718/
Zweyne6710/
Cueney679/
Cuhena675/
Cuenea674/
Swener674/
Khuene674/
Cuheni674/
Hweina672/
Hwynes672/
Chwain672/
Schuenher672/
Shweihneh672/
Houene672/
Chuena672/
Sbhene672/
Jweine671/
Hwaine671/
Hwayne671/
Chvane671/
Schuesner671/
Shuene671/
Swenez671/
Swenhe671/
Swiene671/
Chwini671/
Cueyne671/
Zwenie671/
Khwean671/
Hvener671/
Chuenahee671/
Chuenj671/
Hueney670/
Csweny670/

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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 Chwene
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