Changw Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Changw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Changw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Changw (Marathi: चांगे) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Changw.
How Common Is The Last Name Changw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Changw is the 8,968,613th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Changw occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Changw reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Changw is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changwe | 92 | 12,813 | / |
| Changkw | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chagw | 91 | 10 | / |
| Tchangwe | 86 | 23 | / |
| Chaungwe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Chaangwe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hangwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Shangw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chongw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jhangw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chaghw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tchaungwe | 80 | 314 | / |
| Hagw | 80 | 45 | / |
| Chongwe | 77 | 2,034 | / |
| Cheagew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangw | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hagws | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jhagw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hankw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hangb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haugw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchongwe | 71 | 5,023 | / |
| Choongwe | 71 | 334 | / |
| Tshangwe | 71 | 261 | / |
| Hongwe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Khankw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sanghw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaikw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khongw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhangv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshaingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shangb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhongw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanqu | 67 | 1 | / |
Changw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changw in the Marathi language | ||
| चांगे | 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
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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 Changw
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