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
Chijana is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chijana are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chijana is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 89 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 7 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 Chijana
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