Chingani Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chingani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chingani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
India271:28,409,829361,298
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Chingani (83) may also be a first name.

Chingani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chingani (Hindi: चिंगानी, Marathi: िंचगनी, Oriya: ବିାଣୀ) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chingani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chingani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506,165th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chingani are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chingani is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Besides Malawi it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chingani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chingani in the Oriya language
ବିାଣୀbiani-
Chingani in the Hindi language
चिंगानीcingani80
चिंगनीcingani20
Chingani in the Marathi language
िंचगनीincagani57.14
गनीgani28.57
िंचगणीincagani14.29

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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 Chingani
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