Changya Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Changya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 235 | 1:300,589 | 51,827 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Changya (3,737) may also be a first name.
Changya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Changya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Changya (Bengali: চাঙ্গ্য, Marathi: चांग्या) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Changya.
How Common Is The Last Name Changya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 996,001st most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Changya are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Changya is also the 115,165th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 3,737 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 300,589. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 86 percent live, Samut Prakan Province, where 6 percent live and Bangkok, where 2 percent live. Beside Thailand this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandya | 86 | 205 | / |
| Chongya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Changyou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chandhya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Candya | 77 | 12 | / |
| Chandaiya | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chandayya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chandoyia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chandia | 71 | 22,437 | / |
| Chandyo | 71 | 5,523 | / |
| Chandja | 71 | 80 | / |
| Chandía | 71 | 37 | / |
| Tsangya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chandaiyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahndya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchandja | 67 | 84 | / |
| Chongyou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chandija | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chhandia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tchandia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chandhia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chandiha | 67 | 1 | / |
Changya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Changya in the Marathi language | ||
| चांग्या | cangya | 96.57 |
| चांगया | cangaya | 1.25 |
| चंग्या | cangya | 0.47 |
| भाग्या | bhagya | 0.47 |
| नांग्या | nangya | 0.47 |
| धांगडा | dhangada | 0.16 |
| Changya in the Bengali language | ||
| চাঙ্গ্য | cangya | 25 |
| চাংগ্য | cangya | 25 |
| চংয়া | canya | 25 |
| চেংগ্য | cengya | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Changya
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