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
Chanuwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chanuwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe Chanuwa is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 43 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Chanuwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis