Chankhwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chankhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chankhwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Chankhwa Last Name Facts

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

Chankhwa is found most in Thailand. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chankhwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Chankhwa is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Chankhwa live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 14,127,669. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Tak Province, where 80 percent are found and Chiang Rai Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Thailand it exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chankwa93338/
Khankhwa88883/
Chankhua887/
Shankhwa882/
Tchankwa881/
Hankwa86170/
Chankhuha8265/
Changkwea821/
Haankwa8097/
Sankhwa8037/
Khankwa8014/
Jankhwa803/
Chankwo801/
Shankhua754,987/
Chomkhwa7513/
Chanchua757/
Khankhua757/
Tchankwo752/
Choonkwa751/
Khaunkwa751/
Seankhwa751/
Tchonkwa751/
Hangkwai751/
Chanchuea71301/
Sangkhwat7126/
Chanchuay7118/
Hanjwa7115/
Shannkhua7114/
Honkwa714/
Tchounkwa713/
Khoonkhwa711/
Shankhuha711/
Cheanchua711/
Sankhua671,591/
Homkhwa67142/
Chonkva6722/
Jhanjwa671/
Janjhwa671/
Samkhwa671/
Sankhva671/

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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 Chankhwa
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