Chantwas Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Chantwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chantwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chantwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chantwas is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chantwas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chantwas is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chantwas are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Chantwas is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 93 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandwa | 80 | 234 | / |
| Chaundwa | 75 | 349 | / |
| Chandwad | 75 | 24 | / |
| Cantuhas | 75 | 21 | / |
| Handwash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Santwa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Hantua | 71 | 14 | / |
| Handwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chatendwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chandwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chandua | 67 | 291 | / |
| Chondwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Khandwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shontwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chandva | 67 | 30 | / |
| Khantua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Santwah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Siantwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Santway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Santwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Handway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canduas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chandwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shandwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haandwa | 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
- 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 Chantwas
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