Chijana Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Chijana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Chijana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chijana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chijana is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chijana.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijana? popularity and diffusion
Chijana is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chijana reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 89 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Chijana
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