Chapanga Surname

206,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chapanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8451:62,6536,696
Zimbabwe6371:24,2363,664
Zambia3561:44,5224,311
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chapanga (21) may also be a first name.

Chapanga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chapanga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chapanga (Oriya: ଚପ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 206,569th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,632,874 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapanga are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chapanga is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

The surname Chapanga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 62,653. In Tanzania Chapanga is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 97 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 1 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent are found and Zambia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chadpanga944/
Chapangai943/
Chaupanga942/
Chapana93359/
Capanga9339/
Hapanga9326/
Chapaga934/
Chapagai88858/
Chaponga88536/
Shapanga88100/
Chapanna8831/
Chapange8820/
Haypanga8810/
Chapaana889/
Chaapana885/
Chappana885/
Hapangad884/
Chapeana884/
Capangai883/
Chapanad882/
Chapango882/
Chepanga882/
Chapagay881/
Haipanga881/
Chapamga881/
Khapanga881/
Tchapana881/
Chapangi881/
Chapanas880/
Chapagna880/
Capana86502/
Hapana8685/
Hapaga861/
Chaipanha822,188/
Chaphanna82418/
Hapatinga82106/
Chaipanna8279/
Chaipanas8225/
Khapangay8214/
Chaipanat827/
Tshapanga824/
Chapaghai823/
Chaapaana823/
Chaipanad822/
Chapahyna821/
Capango802,368/
Capanna801,840/
Sapanga801,316/
Capanay80611/
Caponga80588/
Hapanna80149/
Chopana8085/
Chapano8082/
Caipana8072/
Hapaina8044/
Haphana806/
Capaina805/
Capanha804/
Khapana803/
Hopanga802/
Haspana801/
Haipana801/
Ciapana801/
Chaiphanna781,051/
Chaiphanat78157/
Chaiphanha782/
Tshaupanga781/
Chaiphanad781/
Chapasingo781/
Khapangi752,323/
Ciapanna75142/
Haphanna75109/
Capongga75107/
Chapongo75105/
Choppana7574/
Chappano7551/
Cappanna7551/
Sapangat7533/
Choupana7528/
Chapogas7522/
Chopangi7518/
Khapanah7516/
Chapanos7511/
Chaapano758/
Sapangah756/
Hadpanas755/
Sapangga753/
Choponga751/
Chapanei751/
Dcapanna751/
Shapango751/
Saipanga751/
Hapagadh751/
Hapanass751/
Caaipana751/
Cahpanna751/
Caipaina751/
Capațîna751/
Chapanho751/
Hadpanad751/
Habpanas751/
Hopangat751/
Khapanna751/
Zapana7115,203/
Copana711,185/
Japana71350/
Khahapana71129/
Khapanggi7120/
Hopana7110/
Zappangna712/
Choppanah712/
Khapangee711/
Sapaninga711/
Sapatinga711/
Choppagad711/
Hatphatna711/
Khapangey711/
Khapanngi711/
Khaphangi711/
Khappanah711/
Tchapanou711/
Chotpanas711/
Hadphanat711/
Khappangi711/
Huopana67106/
Choiphanna6781/
Capongo6743/
Hopanah6735/
Capanno6725/
Saponga6725/
Cappano6724/
Tsapana6721/
Chapona6719/
Khopana6714/
Houpana6711/
Japangi6710/
Hoipana679/
Japagau677/
Capauno677/
Japanna674/
Japanai674/
Sopanga674/
Jappana673/
Capanei672/
Japango672/
Hopanas672/
Chopano671/
Chapono671/
Japaana671/
Hapaină671/
Japanay671/
Sapango671/
Dzapana671/
Capoñga671/
Capanoy671/
Copango671/
Caupano671/
Haspahanah671/

Chapanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chapanga in the Oriya language
ଚପcapa-

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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
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  • 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 Chapanga
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