Chengula Surname
Approximately 19,031 people bear this surname
Chengula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 18,873 | 1:2,805 | 386 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chengula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chengula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chengula (Bengali: চেংগুলা) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chengula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 28,239th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 382,930 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chengula reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chengula is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 18,873 people, or 1 in 2,805. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 35 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 22 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chengula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chengula in the Bengali language | ||
| চেংগুলা | cengula | - |
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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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- 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 Chengula
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