Chaungwa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Chaungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 77 | 1:200,497 | 23,224 |
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chaungwa (20) may also be a first name.
Chaungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaungwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chaungwa is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaungwa live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chaungwa is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
Chaungwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 200,497. In Zimbabwe Chaungwa is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 69 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 47 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 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 Chaungwa
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