Chanzu Surname
Approximately 2,498 people bear this surname
Chanzu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,464 | 1:18,742 | 2,210 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Chanzú (1) are calculated separately.
Chanzu (760) may also be a first name.
Chanzu Demographics
Chanzu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chanzu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanzu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanzu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Chanzú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanzu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 172,234th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,917,352 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chanzu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chanzu is also the 297,915th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 760 people.
The surname Chanzu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,464 people, or 1 in 18,742. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Chanzu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chanzu last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Kenya.
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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 Chanzu
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