Chamungwana Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Chamungwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 385 | 1:137,511 | 12,708 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Chamungwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamungwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamungwana occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamungwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 737,137th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamungwana live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chamungwana is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 137,511. In Tanzania Chamungwana is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 62 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamuungwana | 96 | 5 | / |
| Chamugwana | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chamangwana | 91 | 1,071 | / |
| Chamangana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamangwani | 82 | 75 | / |
| Chamngona | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chaomuankwan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chamungoni | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chimungani | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chamwangan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cheamngoan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chamnkan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shamang'ana | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chamwangana | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chimanganya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chueamueanghan | 72 | 1 | / |
| Chamnikan | 70 | 429 | / |
| Chamnakan | 70 | 4 | / |
| Chaimueangon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chamangwinya | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chaemngoen | 67 | 281 | / |
| Chamongoni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chamonkhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chimangani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chumwaengwani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chamnakhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chummueangain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chommueangain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamangona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamunyogonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chay-Monaghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamn Khan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimangana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamankina | 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 Chamungwana
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