Changwesha Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Changwesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 113 | 1:136,622 | 17,842 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Changwesha (10) may also be a first name.
Changwesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changwesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Changwesha is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Changwesha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Changwesha is the 1,674,734th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Changwesha are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Changwesha is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 136,622. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Changwesha exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changweza | 84 | 1 | / |
| Changwises | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chanquesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jongwesha | 74 | 30 | / |
| Changwiza | 74 | 9 | / |
| Changueza | 74 | 3 | / |
| Changvejchai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Changwiset | 70 | 76 | / |
| Changwised | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sanguesa | 67 | 1,524 | / |
| Changwichit | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hongwisa | 67 | 6 | / |
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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 Changwesha
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