Changawa Surname
Approximately 7,917 people bear this surname
Changawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,564 | 1:6,105 | 839 |
| Tanzania | 220 | 1:240,644 | 19,599 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Changawa (1,858) may also be a first name.
Changawa Demographics
Changawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Changawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Changawa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changawa? popularity and diffusion
Changawa is the 63,274th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 920,493 people. Changawa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Changawa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,700th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 1,858 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 7,564 people, or 1 in 6,105. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 81 percent live, Mombasa County, where 10 percent live and Kwale County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Changawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hangawa | 93 | 11 | / |
| Changava | 88 | 40 | / |
| Changawi | 88 | 17 | / |
| Changawe | 88 | 15 | / |
| Hangaiwa | 88 | 12 | / |
| Khangawa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Shangawa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Changaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Changoway | 82 | 16 | / |
| Changajua | 82 | 4 | / |
| Khangaiwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chongaway | 82 | 2 | / |
| Changawee | 82 | 2 | / |
| Changawoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Changaeva | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tshangawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hasingawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sangawa | 80 | 168 | / |
| Congawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jangawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Changabhai | 78 | 4 | / |
| Tchangouwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sanggawa | 75 | 242 | / |
| Changabo | 75 | 39 | / |
| Changova | 75 | 39 | / |
| Ciongawa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hangoway | 75 | 16 | / |
| Changavi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Shangava | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sangaiwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shangaba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sangawai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chengewa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sangawat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changowe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changavo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankgawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chengaeva | 71 | 60 | / |
| Tchangoba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hangabhai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tchangova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chongaeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Changieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshangowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangaswai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangauwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzhangava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choungaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchangavo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zangaba | 67 | 450 | / |
| Jangaba | 67 | 173 | / |
| Hangoba | 67 | 134 | / |
| Sangava | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sangowa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Zangava | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sangaba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zangowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hongawi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sangawo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hangabe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cangavo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jangawo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hangabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jangowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hangave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samgawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanghawout | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Changawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis