Chengama Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Chengama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chengama (60) may also be a first name.
Chengama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chengama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chengama occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chengama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chengama reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chengama is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 60 people.
Chengama is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Chengama is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 95 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 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 Chengama
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