Changanya Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Changanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 96 | 1:551,475 | 35,149 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Changanya (22) may also be a first name.
Changanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changanya is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Changanya is the 1,806,862nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Changanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Changanya reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name in the world, held by 22 people.
The surname Changanya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 551,475. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 78 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live and Pwani Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaganya | 94 | 77 | / |
| Hanganya | 94 | 28 | / |
| Chananya | 94 | 10 | / |
| Chamnanya | 89 | 1,058 | / |
| Khanganya | 89 | 680 | / |
| Chonganya | 89 | 65 | / |
| Chainanya | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hananya | 88 | 39 | / |
| Haganya | 88 | 10 | / |
| Chananja | 82 | 1,839 | / |
| Chanania | 82 | 42 | / |
| Hangonya | 82 | 13 | / |
| Khananya | 82 | 6 | / |
| Hangania | 82 | 6 | / |
| Janganya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hanaunya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chagonya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chananias | 78 | 21 | / |
| Chomnanya | 78 | 6 | / |
| Hanggonya | 78 | 4 | / |
| Haangonya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chamhanya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Hananaiya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Khananyah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hanania | 75 | 3,772 | / |
| Canania | 75 | 942 | / |
| Hagania | 75 | 38 | / |
| Jananya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hananía | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hananja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshonganya | 74 | 27 | / |
| Chamnanyot | 74 | 12 | / |
| Hananaiyah | 74 | 5 | / |
| Canganjo | 71 | 6,707 | / |
| Hananiah | 71 | 1,197 | / |
| Khanania | 71 | 145 | / |
| Hananias | 71 | 77 | / |
| Hannania | 71 | 44 | / |
| Hanannia | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khagonya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hananiay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hananías | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hananiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jagainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zonganya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanagno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hananiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanhania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Johnanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chononya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khananja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hannaniah | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hannaniay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chamnanyotch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hananniah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaunogno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khananjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciannanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houngagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hainounya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanognoi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Changanya
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