Chihunga Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chihunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chihunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chihunga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihunga are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 95 percent live, Mombasa County, where 4 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya Chihunga occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Chihunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chihunga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Chihunga
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