Channya Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Channya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Channya (19) may also be a first name.
Channya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Channya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Channya (Marathi: चंन्या) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Channya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Channya is the 3,882,373rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Channya are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Channya is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Channya is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Channya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Channya in the Marathi language | ||
| चंन्या | cann'ya | - |
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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 Channya
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