Chanju Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Chanju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Chanju (1,301) may also be a first name.
Chanju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanju (Hindi: चन्जू, Marathi: चंजु) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanju? popularity and diffusion
Chanju is the 1,073,555th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Chanju are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,140th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 1,301 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania Chanju is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania Chanju is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanju in the Marathi language | ||
| चंजु | canju | 50 |
| चांजू | canju | 50 |
| Chanju in the Hindi language | ||
| चन्जू | canju | 40 |
| चन्जु | canju | 30 |
| चान्जू | canju | 10 |
| चांजू | canju | 10 |
| चंजू | canju | 10 |
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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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- 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 Chanju
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