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 surname Chankwi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankwi? popularity and diffusion
Chankwi is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chankwi are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Chankwi is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent live and Southwest Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Cameroon Chankwi exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.
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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