Chankwa Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Chankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 337 | 1:157,097 | 14,110 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chankwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chankwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 821,713th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chankwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chankwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 157,097. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 62 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 37 percent live and Tabora Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Chankwa is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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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 Chankwa
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