Changu Surname
Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname
Changu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 385 | 1:119,948 | 10,045 |
| Tanzania | 265 | 1:199,780 | 17,053 |
| Zimbabwe | 118 | 1:130,833 | 17,313 |
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Changu (3,285) may also be a first name.
Changu Demographics
Changu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Changu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Changu (Hindi: चंगू, Marathi: चांगू, Tibetan: ཆུང་གུ་) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 343,320th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,823,545 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Changu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,855th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 3,285 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 119,948. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 98 percent live, Mombasa County, where 1 percent live and Machakos County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
Changu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Changu surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Changu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆུང་གུ་ | chunggu | - |
| Changu in the Marathi language | ||
| चांगू | cangu | 48.79 |
| चांगु | cangu | 47.69 |
| चंगु | cangu | 1.47 |
| चंगू | cangu | 0.67 |
| चांगुजी | canguji | 0.03 |
| चांग्या | cangya | 0.03 |
| वांगू | vangu | 0.03 |
| चांगो | cango | 0.03 |
| भागू | bhagu | 0.03 |
| खंडू | khandu | 0.03 |
| चांगुाने | canguane | 0.03 |
| चांग़ु | cangu | 0.03 |
| चांगी | cangi | 0.03 |
| छनगु | chanagu | 0.03 |
| चांगुानु | canguanu | 0.03 |
| चांदु | candu | 0.03 |
| चांगा | canga | 0.03 |
| चान्गु | can'gu | 0.03 |
| चांगुना | canguna | 0.03 |
| चांणु | cannu | 0.03 |
| सांगु | sangu | 0.03 |
| Changu in the Hindi language | ||
| चंगू | cangu | 41.18 |
| छंगू | changu | 9.8 |
| चनगू | canagu | 9.8 |
| चंगु | cangu | 7.84 |
| चांगु | cangu | 5.88 |
| चांगू | cangu | 5.88 |
| छंगु | changu | 3.92 |
| छांगू | changu | 1.96 |
| चँगू | camgu | 1.96 |
| छंग्गू | changgu | 1.96 |
| चन्गू | can'gu | 1.96 |
| छांगु | changu | 1.96 |
| छन्गू | chan'gu | 1.96 |
| छग्ंगू | chagngu | 1.96 |
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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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- 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 Changu
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