Chanuwa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chanuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chanuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanuwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chanuwa reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chanuwa is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 43 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanhuwa | 93 | 457 | / |
| Chanuhwa | 93 | 73 | / |
| Chanouwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hanuwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Chanhuhwa | 88 | 134 | / |
| Chhanuhwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chanhuwha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chaniwa | 86 | 271 | / |
| Hanauwa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Shanuwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chanuwi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hanouwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hanuwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchangouwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shanguwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanubai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Changuva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanhuva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanuwa | 77 | 63 | / |
| Zanuwa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Hanuba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hanuwi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hanuwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanubhai | 75 | 16 | / |
| Channubai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sahanuwaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chhanguva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheunouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanuwat | 71 | 112 | / |
| Hanuvat | 71 | 30 | / |
| Zannuwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chhanubhai | 71 | 14 | / |
| Hanubai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chaniva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chanubi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dzanuwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hanoway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Januwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chonuwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Januwha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanauwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chonuwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zanouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanuvo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choniwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanuway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Canoway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chanieva | 67 | 181 | / |
| Hanubhai | 67 | 87 | / |
| Dzanhuwa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hanouwer | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chonueva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shanubai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chanivah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shanouba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cannoway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chonhiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hannoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanauvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanoeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanubhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzanuhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonhuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanuvaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanhuiwa | 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 Chanuwa
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