Chinganya Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Chinganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 105 | 1:150,952 | 10,816 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chinganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinganya is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinganya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,628,521st most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chinganya are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 150,952. In Zambia Chinganya is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 88 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiganya | 94 | 7 | / |
| Chinanya | 94 | 2 | / |
| Chinganea | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chainanya | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chimganya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Higanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chingangayya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ching'anja | 84 | 150 | / |
| Tshinganya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hingania | 82 | 48 | / |
| Chigonya | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chinonya | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chiganja | 82 | 3 | / |
| Cihnanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ginganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chinhonya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chinhanja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hingaña | 75 | 5 | / |
| Higania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ching'onyo | 74 | 6 | / |
| Hengania | 71 | 60 | / |
| Henaunya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chenania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hingañia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiganho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinnahanha | 70 | 3 | / |
| Chenaniah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chimhanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hainounya | 67 | 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
- 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 Chinganya
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