Chanthunya Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chanthunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanthunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Chanthunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chanthunya is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chanthunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanthunya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,308th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chanthunya are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Chanthunya Last Name Statistics demography

Chanthunya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanthinya90183/
Chamthunya909/
Chontunya841/
Shantonya740/
Santunia6719/
Santonya677/
Cantonia672/
Shantonia631/
Santonja561,787/
Santonia561,581/
Santonyo565/
Hantonio562/
Contonia561/
Cantonjo561/
Cantonio560/
Shantonio532/
Shontonia531/
Sahantonio502/
Santeusnio501/

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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 Chanthunya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis