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 surname Chwene occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chwene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,277th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chwene is also the 619,385th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 213 people.

The last name Chwene is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 401 people, or 1 in 135,106. In South Africa Chwene is most prevalent in: North West, where 50 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 39 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chwene
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