Nchawe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Nchawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nchawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nchawe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nchawe.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchawe? popularity and diffusion

Nchawe is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchawe live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nchawe is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Nchawe is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.

Nchawe Last Name Statistics demography

Nchawe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.92% less than the national average, earning R 45,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ncheya6721/
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Nchewi6712/
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Nchuie671/
Nchuye671/
Ngiawe671/
N'Chue671/
Nkhaye671/
Njawet671/
Njeawe671/
Nzaawe671/
Nzauwe671/
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Nchaai671/
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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 Nchawe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis