Chananja Surname
Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname
Chananja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,836 | 1:28,835 | 3,446 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chananja (109) may also be a first name.
Chananja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chananja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chananja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chananja? popularity and diffusion
Chananja is the 221,768th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,962,776 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chananja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chananja is also the 900,062nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 109 people.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,836 people, or 1 in 28,835. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 44 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 25 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 24 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Chananja
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