Chweya Surname
Approximately 3,110 people bear this surname
Chweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,095 | 1:14,921 | 1,805 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chweya (476) may also be a first name.
Chweya Demographics
Chweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chweya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻪ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chweya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 142,989th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,343,262 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chweya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 389,954th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 476 people.
The surname Chweya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 3,095 people, or 1 in 14,921. In Kenya Chweya is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 38 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Chweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chweya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chweya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chweya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻪ | ashwyh | 50 |
| ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻌﺔ | ashwyt | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chweya
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