Chajwa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Chajwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
Chajwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chajwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chajwa (Marathi: छाजवा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chajwa? popularity and diffusion
Chajwa is the 3,228,735th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Chajwa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Chajwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 96 percent are found and Adamawa, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Chajwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and The Seychelles, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chajwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chajwa in the Marathi language | ||
| छाजवा | chajava | 66.67 |
| चाजवा | cajava | 33.33 |
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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 Chajwa
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