Chanangwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chanangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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.

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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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