Chanwi Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Chanwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chanwi (490) may also be a first name.
Chanwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanwi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Chanwi is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chanwi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chanwi is also the 383,918th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 490 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Chanwi is mostly found in: Rivers, where 83 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Chanwi
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