Chankwi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chankwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chankwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chankwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chankwi is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chankwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chankwi is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chankwi live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Chankwi is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changkwi | 93 | 15 | / |
| Tchankwi | 93 | 10 | / |
| Tchangkwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chankwa | 86 | 338 | / |
| Changwi | 86 | 71 | / |
| Chankwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chankui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Changwai | 80 | 103 | / |
| Tchankwe | 80 | 55 | / |
| Tchankui | 80 | 52 | / |
| Changwei | 80 | 26 | / |
| Changkui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chonkwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchangwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hangkwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hankui | 77 | 417 | / |
| Hankwa | 77 | 170 | / |
| Hangwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tchounkwi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Changkwea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changwe | 71 | 12,813 | / |
| Changwa | 71 | 1,022 | / |
| Haankwa | 71 | 97 | / |
| Chengwi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Changui | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chamkui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Changbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chankue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chenkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chenkui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chancui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chanqui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chongwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhangwei | 67 | 337 | / |
| Chaungwa | 67 | 146 | / |
| Chaangwa | 67 | 119 | / |
| Chankuea | 67 | 88 | / |
| Chengwei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tchangwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chanquei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chamkwea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chaungwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cheng'wi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Changhui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaangwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chongwei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tchangui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Changgui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshangwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Changbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchankue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchonkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchamkui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chanquis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chanquoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chengkui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Changhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchongwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchamkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchangbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chounkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Changbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choonkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Changwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chang'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chongkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhangkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhangwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Changbei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chankwi
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