Changwa Surname
Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname
Changwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 584 | 1:90,653 | 9,106 |
| Zambia | 236 | 1:67,161 | 5,933 |
| Zimbabwe | 101 | 1:152,854 | 19,365 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Changwa (731) may also be a first name.
Changwa Demographics
Average Changwa Salary in
South Africa
R 273,252
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Changwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Changwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 355,667th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Changwa are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,836th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 731 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 90,653. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 32 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.
Changwa Last Name Statistics demography
Changwa earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning R 273,252 per year.
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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 Changwa
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