Chinangwa Surname
Approximately 4,314 people bear this surname
Chinangwa Surname Definition:
Chinangwa is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: cassava.
Chinangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,209 | 1:4,067 | 565 |
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 1:195,421 | 22,838 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Chinangwa (11) may also be a first name.
Chinangwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chinangwa is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: cassava.
Chinangwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that fails to reason properly (Mockery).
Chinangwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rogue.
Chinangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chinangwa is most common in Malawi. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 107,991st most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,689,278 people. The surname Chinangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinangwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Chinangwa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 4,209 people, or 1 in 4,067. Barring Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chainangwa | 95 | 5 | / |
| Chinangwah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chinasengwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chinaningwa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chinongwa | 89 | 420 | / |
| Shinangwa | 89 | 68 | / |
| Chinangwe | 89 | 8 | / |
| Chimhangwa | 84 | 147 | / |
| Chainongwa | 84 | 65 | / |
| Tshinangwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chinhongwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chingangwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Jchinangua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chainangua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kinangwa | 82 | 69 | / |
| Sinangwa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Hinongwa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Zinangwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinosengwa | 80 | 539 | / |
| Chainonghwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chunongwa | 78 | 51 | / |
| Kingangwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinongwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinhangue | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chingongwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chinhongwo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sinongwa | 71 | 122 | / |
| Sinankwa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kenangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chainongwer | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chenangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinhongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kengangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khetnongwa | 63 | 4 | / |
| Quingangua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Singangkuha | 60 | 4 | / |
| Senangua | 59 | 19 | / |
| Ginangbi | 59 | 4 | / |
| Henongwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zenongwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zinhoungba | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Chinangwa
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