Changwony Surname

132,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Changwony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Changwony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,4061:13,5581,664
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Changwony (446) may also be a first name.

Changwony Last Name Facts

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

The surname Changwony is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Changwony? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,178th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,133,357 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Changwony reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Changwony is also the 405,761st most common first name on earth, borne by 446 people.

The surname Changwony is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,406 people, or 1 in 13,558. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 49 percent reside, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 17 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Changwony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Changwony surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Changkwony956/
Changwonyi955/
Chongwony89178/
Changwany8988/
Changuony892/
Chankwony891/
Changwani78306/
Changwane78163/
Changwana7837/
Changwanh781/
Changwanit7437/
Chekwony7135/
Hangwane7129/
Hangwana713/
Jongwony711/
Jhangwani67259/
Chongwana676/
Changvani675/
Chongwani672/
Chongwane671/

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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 Changwony
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