Chanasa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Chanasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
Chanasa (57) may also be a first name.
Chanasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanasa (Marathi: चानसा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanasa? popularity and diffusion
Chanasa is the 2,020,555th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Chanasa live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 882,360. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 7 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Chanasa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent reside and Malawi, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanasa in the Marathi language | ||
| चानसा | canasa | - |
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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 Chanasa
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