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
The surname Chanangwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanangwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chanangwa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Chanangwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Chanangwa is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 69 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 31 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
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
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