Chenava Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Chenava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chenava (12) may also be a first name.
Chenava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chenava (Hindi: चेनावा) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenava? popularity and diffusion
Chenava is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chenava are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chenava is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Chenava is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chenava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chenava in the Hindi language | ||
| चेनावा | cenava | 50 |
| चेनवा | cenava | 50 |
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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 Chenava
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