Chanza Surname
Approximately 12,819 people bear this surname
Chanza Surname Definition:
Chanza is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: fish trap / Fisherman.
Chanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 10,953 | 1:1,563 | 157 |
| Zimbabwe | 558 | 1:27,667 | 4,260 |
| South Africa | 416 | 1:130,235 | 15,247 |
| Zambia | 370 | 1:42,838 | 4,183 |
| Spain | 298 | 1:156,886 | 11,448 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Chanzá (8) & Chanzà (1) are calculated separately.
Chanza (154) may also be a first name.
Chanza Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chanza is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: fish trap / Fisherman.
Chanza Demographics
Average Chanza Salary in
United States
$30,044 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanza occurs most in Malawi. It can be rendered as: Chanzá or Chanzà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,831st most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 568,496 people. Chanza is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chanza reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 740,891st most widely held forename on earth, borne by 154 people.
The surname Chanza is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 10,953 people, or 1 in 1,563. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Chanza Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Chanza earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning R 203,376 per year and in United States they earn 30.37% less than the national average, earning $30,044 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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