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 in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chagonja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagonja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chagonja is the 1,129,067th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Chagonja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chagonja are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 254,527. In Tanzania it is most frequent 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. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found 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
- 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 Chagonja
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