Change Surname
Approximately 1,501 people bear this surname
Change Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 422 | 1:109,431 | 9,380 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Zimbabwe | 272 | 1:56,758 | 8,599 |
| Zambia | 251 | 1:63,147 | 5,637 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Changé (1) are calculated separately.
Change (37,853) may also be a first name.
Change Demographics
Change Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Change Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Change Come From? nationality or country of origin
Change (Hindi: चंगे, Marathi: चांगे, Russian: Чанге) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Changé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Change? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 261,481st most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,855,127 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Change reside; 37 percent reside in Southern Africa and 37 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,251st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 37,853 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 422 people, or 1 in 109,431. In Kenya Change is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 41 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 23 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside.
Change Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Change earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.83% less than the national average, earning R 45,564 per year and in Canada they earn 16.12% more than the national average, earning $57,693 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Change Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the Marathi language | ||
| चांगे | cange | 84.62 |
| चणगे | canage | 6.15 |
| चंगे | cange | 4.62 |
| चागे | cage | 4.62 |
| Change in the Hindi language | ||
| चंगे | cange | 64.71 |
| छंगे | change | 17.65 |
| चांगे | cange | 11.76 |
| चन्गे | can'ge | 5.88 |
| Change in the Russian language | ||
| Чанге | cange | - |
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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 Change
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