Chihangu Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chihangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
Zambia1371:115,6938,909
England21:27,859,030389,889

Chihangu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chihangu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chihangu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chihangu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihangu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 785,023rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chihangu are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chihangu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania Chihangu is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 53 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 43 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 38 percent reside and England, where 1 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
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  • 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 Chihangu
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