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 last name Changwony occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Changwony? popularity and diffusion

The last name Changwony is the 132,178th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,133,357 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Changwony live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 405,761st most frequently held forename globally, held by 446 people.

Changwony is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,406 people, or 1 in 13,558. In Kenya Changwony is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 49 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 17 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Changwony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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