Chabunya Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chabunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chabunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chabunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chabunya is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chabunya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chabunya is the 1,785,358th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chabunya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi Chabunya is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaibunya943/
Shabunya881,418/
Zhabunya8819/
Chebunya884/
Chavunya881/
Chabunha881/
Chabounia8237/
Chanpunya821/
Chaibunha821/
Sabunya8092/
Zabunya801/
Hawunya801/
Chahbounia78525/
Chaiboonya788/
Shabunia75138/
Habougna759/
Chebunyo752/
Chawonya751/
Sabounya751/
Jaibunya751/
Chabonia751/
Khavunya751/
Sabunyo67149/
Sabonya6719/
Sabunia6714/
Cabonia673/
Khaiwgunya671/
Sabunja671/
Šabunia671/
Zabunia671/
Zawunya671/

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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 Chabunya
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