Chwie Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Chwie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chwie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chwie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chwie is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chwie.

How Common Is The Last Name Chwie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chwie is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwie reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chwie is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Chwie is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, North West, where 40 percent reside and Limpopo, where 20 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Chwie Last Name Statistics demography

Chwie earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.25% less than the national average, earning R 63,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwiej91423/
Schwie9161/
Chwier911/
Hwie891,370/
Chwi89112/
Chwe8980/
Schwiep8364/
Schwies8357/
Chwiedz8316/
Schwied839/
Schwiet831/
Chweu80480/
Chwee80241/
Chweh8027/
Chuie8021/
Chwii8014/
Hwier8013/
Chwei8011/
Chwea802/
Hwieh801/
Chwez801/
Shwie801/
Chweś801/
Hwies801/
Chwey801/
Chwai801/
Chwes801/
Schwietz77382/
Schwiedt770/
Hwe75472/
Hwi75375/
Chwist73564/
Schwei73245/
Schwee73159/
Chuhie736/
Chwich736/
Chweea735/
Hwijeh735/
Chweih734/
Chbieh734/
Chwech732/
Chwitt732/
Chbihe731/
Chvier731/
Chuiet731/
Schwji731/
Chweet731/
Chuiee731/
Chwiejová711/
Chui6749,650/
Huie674,983/
Chwa674,104/
Hwee672,319/
Chue671,960/
Swie67507/
Hwai67309/
Hwei67255/
Khwe6734/
Chbi6726/
Cuie6723/
Xwie6722/
Hweh6717/
Håwi6717/
Chviech6714/
Hwey6714/
Hwea6710/
Tchuihe6710/
Chve678/
Chweich676/
Schwyer675/
Chvi675/
Høwe675/
Hwaijeh674/
Hwit674/
Hwue674/
Hwui674/
Cwye674/
Chwaich673/
Schwiha673/
Hwji673/
Khwi673/
Hwis672/
Hwgi672/
Hwii672/
Hwye672/
Hhwe672/
Ch'weid671/
Chbe671/
Hwiz671/
Hwwe671/
Cvie671/
Schvier671/
Hwoi671/
Hwij671/
Schvies671/
Chwy671/
Chwj671/
Jhwe671/
Jhwi671/
Hvie671/
Hwez671/
Hwiy671/
Hwje671/
Hwyi671/

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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 Chwie
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