Chakanza Surname
Approximately 815 people bear this surname
Chakanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 203 | 1:76,050 | 11,208 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chakanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chakanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chakanza occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chakanza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chakanza is the 424,566th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chakanza reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chakanza is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Aside from Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakanzah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chakanzad | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chakonza | 88 | 389 | / |
| Chacanza | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chakansa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chakanja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Hakaanza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chakansha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Cakanzo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakanca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hascanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khakansa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakanje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakhansouz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zhakansha | 71 | 60 | / |
| Hockandza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaikanchait | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chakhamsai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hokonza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hakonze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hakanso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hakange | 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 Chakanza
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