Tchetchewa Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Tchetchewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchetchewe | 90 | 8 | / |
| Tchatchawa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Checheva | 78 | 196 | / |
| Checheba | 78 | 13 | / |
| Cheshewa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chichewa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tchetchebou | 76 | 1 | / |
| Checheeva | 74 | 39 | / |
| Tchottchaeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshetsheba | 70 | 2 | / |
| Tchitchiba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tsetsewa | 67 | 740 | / |
| Chesheva | 67 | 722 | / |
| Chichewo | 67 | 184 | / |
| Chichiwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chishewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chisehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chechiwo | 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 Tchetchewa
- 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