Chwi Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

Chwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Chwi (130) may also be a first name.

Chwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chwi is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chwi live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chwi is also the 814,623rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 130 people.

The last name Chwi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 501,645. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 56 percent live, North West, where 37 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Chwi Last Name Statistics demography

Chwi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.61% less than the national average, earning R 65,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwii8914/
Chwei8911/
Chwie896/
Schwi893/
Chwai891/
Hwi86375/
Cwi8623/
Chwist80564/
Chwiej80423/
Schwei80245/
Schwis8080/
Schwid8066/
Schwai8064/
Schwie8061/
Chwich806/
Chweih804/
Schwit803/
Schwiz803/
Chwitt802/
Chui7549,650/
Chwa754,104/
Hwie751,370/
Hwai75309/
Cwai75264/
Hwei75255/
Chwe7580/
Chbi7526/
Shwi7524/
Håwi7517/
Chvi755/
Cwei754/
Hwit754/
Hswi754/
Hwui754/
Cuhi753/
Dcwi753/
Khwi753/
Hwis752/
Hwgi752/
Hwii752/
Hwiz751/
Hwoi751/
Hwij751/
Chwy751/
Tcwi751/
Zhwi751/
Chwj751/
Cwij751/
Jhwi751/
Hwiy751/
Hwyi751/
Schweiß73531/
Schweid73292/
Schwich73135/
Schweit73118/
Schweis7384/
Schwipp7374/
Schwait7366/
Schwidt7337/
Schwaid7332/
Schwaiz7316/
Schwitt7316/
Schwaia7310/
Chweich736/
Chwaich733/
Ch'weid731/
Schwihs731/
Schwiss731/
Schweip731/
Chweu67480/
Chuit67280/
Chwee67241/
Hwaid67220/
Tchui67208/
Chhwa67159/
Chwyć67136/
Chuiz67133/
Shwai67121/
Schui6780/
Chbih6776/
Schwe6759/
Chuis6747/
Schwicht6742/
Chweh6727/
Hweih6721/
Chuie6721/
Chwha6720/
Hwitt6719/
Chway6718/
Chuih6713/
Hwaiz6711/
Chvai679/
Tshwi679/
Schweisz678/
Schwaitz677/
Cuhai676/
Chhui675/
Chbai675/
Schweits674/
Cwaai674/
Khwai673/
Chuip673/
Chvei673/
Chhvi672/
Hweij672/
Chwea672/
Chhbi671/
Hwaai671/
Hwieh671/
Chvis671/
Chwez671/
Zhwei671/
Schwoitz671/
Shwie671/
Schwy671/
Schweish671/
Chwwa671/
Hweis671/
Hwist671/
Tchbi671/
Chweś671/
Chwyt671/
Chwyś671/
Chuid671/
Hweit671/
Chwaa671/
Chboi671/
Chwey671/
Chwoa671/
Schweitd671/
Shswi671/
Chwes671/
Chsui671/
Jhwai671/
Hjwai671/
Schweist670/
Schwaits670/
Schweith670/

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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 Chwi
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