Changaya Surname
Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname
Changaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 967 | 1:17,703 | 2,784 |
| Zambia | 253 | 1:62,648 | 5,610 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Changaya Demographics
Changaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Changaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changaya (Marathi: चांगया) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Changaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Changaya is the 291,225th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,546,078 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Changaya reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Changaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Changaya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Changaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changaya in the Marathi language | ||
| चांगया | cangaya | 40 |
| चांग्या | cangya | 20 |
| चांगाया | cangaya | 20 |
| चंगपा | cangapa | 20 |
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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 Changaya
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