Chanangwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chanangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chanangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanangwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanangwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chanangwa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chanangwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 69 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 31 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chainangwa | 95 | 5 | / |
| Chanongwa | 89 | 230 | / |
| Shanangwa | 89 | 10 | / |
| Hanagwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chainongwa | 84 | 65 | / |
| Channongwa | 84 | 2 | / |
| Chainangua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Khanagwa | 82 | 22 | / |
| Chanogwa | 82 | 18 | / |
| Sanangwa | 82 | 9 | / |
| Zanangwa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chanagua | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hanankwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hanongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chamnongwai | 80 | 339 | / |
| Chamnongwat | 80 | 233 | / |
| Chainonghwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Channonghwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Janhangwa | 78 | 7 | / |
| Sianangwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Hanakwa | 75 | 126 | / |
| Tchanongba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khanakwa | 71 | 1,745 | / |
| Khanagua | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chanacua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Janongwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zanongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamnongwet | 70 | 67 | / |
| Khaungongwa | 70 | 9 | / |
| Chainongwer | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sannongwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sianongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janonghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jannongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahnongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannangbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haanongwe | 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 Chanangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis