Changwana Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Changwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Changwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Changwana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Changwana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Changwana occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Changwana? popularity and diffusion

Changwana is the 3,228,735th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Changwana is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Changwana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 68,840. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Zambezi Region, where 94 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 3 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Namibia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Changwana
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