Chegenya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Chegenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chegenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chegenya is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chegenya is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Chegenya is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chegenya are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chegenya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Chegenya is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 31 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent live and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 31 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Chegenya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chengenyea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chesenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hengenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chechenya | 82 | 82 | / |
| Chingenya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gegenya | 80 | 221 | / |
| Jegenya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zegenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ching'enya | 78 | 238 | / |
| Chin'genya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chiginya | 75 | 127 | / |
| Chizenya | 75 | 111 | / |
| Jechenya | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chechenia | 71 | 69 | / |
| Chichenya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Haychenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chizhenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gigenya | 67 | 38 | / |
| Zhuychenya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gegenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Higenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hygenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heginia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zesenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chechemnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zigenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zegenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaychennya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chegenya
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