Changwo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Changwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Changwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Changwo (10) may also be a first name.

Changwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Changwo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Changwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Changwo reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Changwo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Baringo County, where 50 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 50 percent are found. Other than Kenya Changwo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Changwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Changwo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Changwo
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