Kantchewa Surname
595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Kantchewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanchewa | 94 | 8 | / |
| Kantcheva | 89 | 30 | / |
| Kancheva | 82 | 3,522 | / |
| Kancheeva | 78 | 2 | / |
| Cantcheva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kantchebe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khancheba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khancheva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanzewa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanceva | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kountcheva | 74 | 11 | / |
| Kanttchebe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kontchaeva | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kantseva | 71 | 324 | / |
| Koncheva | 71 | 223 | / |
| Kantseba | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kanchebo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoncheva | 67 | 54 | / |
| Khantseva | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kandzheva | 67 | 30 | / |
| Khanzheva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kantshiba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kantchébé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaantseva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayntseva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kouncheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanchiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonchiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanzhieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanttseva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kantchewa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis