Chamwera Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chamwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chamwera Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chamwera Last Name Facts

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

Chamwera is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamwera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chamwera is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwera reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chamwera is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Not including Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

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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 Chamwera
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