Chamangwana Surname
Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname
Chamangwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 198 | 1:77,971 | 11,469 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chamangwana (51) may also be a first name.
Chamangwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamangwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamangwana is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamangwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 342,554th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. The last name Chamangwana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamangwana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 51 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamangana | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chamungwana | 91 | 392 | / |
| Chamangwani | 91 | 75 | / |
| Chamwangana | 91 | 4 | / |
| Chamuungwana | 87 | 5 | / |
| Samangwana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chamwangan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamang'ana | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chimanganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamngona | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chaomuankwan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chamangwinya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimangani | 76 | 7 | / |
| Chamankina | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shimangana | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shamanogan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shamangona | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chaimanakan | 73 | 56 | / |
| Chaman Khan | 73 | 38 | / |
| Tcheumangan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chamanakhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chueamueanghan | 72 | 1 | / |
| Chamankin | 70 | 2 | / |
| Chaimueangon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chaimaneekan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chaemngoen | 67 | 281 | / |
| Chumankina | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chamongoni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chumwaengwani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schuh-Mangano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chummueangain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chommueangain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamungoni | 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 Chamangwana
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