Chagonja Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Chagonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 208 | 1:254,527 | 20,548 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Chagonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chagonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chagonja is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagonja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chagonja is the 1,129,067th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chagonja live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chagonja is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 254,527. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 36 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chagonza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chagonya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sagonja | 80 | 549 | / |
| Hagonia | 80 | 122 | / |
| Cagonia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chaganya | 75 | 77 | / |
| Heagonia | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hangonya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chagunha | 75 | 10 | / |
| Khagonya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chaganji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chogonza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chagunya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chagunia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changanya | 71 | 104 | / |
| Shangonya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Choghonia | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hanggonya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haangonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hanghunja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaigunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choghonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haghoonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhaganji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jagonia | 67 | 609 | / |
| Hagania | 67 | 38 | / |
| Haganje | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hagunia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Haganya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sagonya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sagonia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haganza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saganja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Changonihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hagunya | 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
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- 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 Chagonja
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