Chandugu Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chandugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chandugu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1901:243,05216,770
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chandugu Demographics

Chandugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chandugu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chandugu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chandugu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandugu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,214,709th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chandugu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 243,052. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 93 percent live, Kwale County, where 5 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Chandugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chandungu941/
Handungu885/
Shandugu885/
Khandugu881/
Handougou826/
Haandungu821/
Shandungu821/
Sandugu8083/
Sandungu7521/
Sandhugu753/
Sandougou711/
Sandoungou677/
Houndougou672/
Samdougou593/
Soundougou5658/
Sondoungou561/
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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 Chandugu
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