Changilwa Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Changilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 522 | 1:88,467 | 7,998 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Changilwa Demographics
Changilwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Changilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Changilwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Changilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Changilwa is the 592,650th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname Changilwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Changilwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 88,467. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 85 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent live and Kakamega County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Changilwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Changilwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zangilwa | 82 | 185 | / |
| Sangilwa | 82 | 21 | / |
| Changluea | 78 | 41 | / |
| Khangelwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chengelwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chongelwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Janglwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hanglua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanchlwad | 74 | 5 | / |
| Tshangelwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangilua | 71 | 41 | / |
| Sangelwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zangelwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Changlue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangilbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanglua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Songelwa | 59 | 2,524 | / |
| Zhangluo | 59 | 266 | / |
| Sangluea | 59 | 18 | / |
| Chonglue | 59 | 8 | / |
| Khonglua | 59 | 7 | / |
| Zongelwa | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chengluo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Jangilbi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Samzilwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khongluea | 56 | 79 | / |
| Tsongelwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sangelbah | 56 | 1 | / |
| Siancelwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Khonggluea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hongluo | 50 | 62 | / |
| Zangluo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Honglue | 50 | 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
- 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 Changilwa
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