Chamwanza Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Chamwanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chamwanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamwanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamwanza occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamwanza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chamwanza is the 4,116,508th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chamwanza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chamwanza is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia Chamwanza is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 91 percent reside, Central Province, where 5 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Zambia Chamwanza occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamwanza | 94 | 168 | / |
| Shamwanza | 89 | 27 | / |
| Chamwanzi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshamwanza | 84 | 4 | / |
| Hamwanja | 82 | 146 | / |
| Hamwanze | 82 | 9 | / |
| Samwanza | 82 | 6 | / |
| Siamwanza | 78 | 207 | / |
| Khamwansa | 78 | 101 | / |
| Haamwanja | 78 | 8 | / |
| Shamwanja | 78 | 3 | / |
| Shambanza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshamuanza | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samwanja | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sambanza | 71 | 20 | / |
| Samuanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zambanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamwansi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Khamwange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamwonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haamwanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamboonzi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chomuhangi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khamwonchai | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Chamwanza
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