Chengwa Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Chengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chengwa (462) may also be a first name.
Chengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chengwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chengwa? popularity and diffusion
Chengwa is the 1,459,453rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chengwa are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 396,762nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 462 people.
The surname Chengwa is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Chengwa is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 12 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 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 Chengwa
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