Chandja Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Chandja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Chandja (42) may also be a first name.
Chandja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chandja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chandja is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chandja? popularity and diffusion
Chandja is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chandja live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Chandja is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Aside from The DR Congo Chandja exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 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 Chandja
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