Chaniga Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Chaniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin211:492,17232,947
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chaniga (84) may also be a first name.

Chaniga Last Name Facts

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

Chaniga has its highest incidence in Benin. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaniga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Chaniga is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Chaniga reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 84 people.

The last name Chaniga is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 95 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Benin Chaniga is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Chaniga Last Name Statistics demography

Chaniga earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

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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 Chaniga
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