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
The last name Chamungwana occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamungwana? popularity and diffusion
Chamungwana is the 737,137th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamungwana reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Chamungwana is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 137,511. In Tanzania Chamungwana is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 62 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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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