Chinganyama Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Chinganyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chinganyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chinganyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chinganyama is most common in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chinganyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 533,524th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinganyama are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chinganyama is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Aside from Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingwenyama | 87 | 7 | / |
| Shingwanyama | 87 | 1 | / |
| Zinganyama | 86 | 105 | / |
| Chinghanam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shinganyma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dzinganyama | 82 | 6 | / |
| Shinganyima | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ching Nam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinaanjamma | 78 | 7 | / |
| Chinkannamma | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chinnanjamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shinganima | 76 | 96 | / |
| Chunganuma | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chingonoma | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chinagunam | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chinnaanjamma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chinnaconamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changanm | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chinnakonam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shanganamaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chinkhanham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chang'anima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chinnakanam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chinnakannamma | 72 | 2 | / |
| Shingwenyame | 70 | 4 | / |
| Cheinnakonam | 70 | 4 | / |
| Chinakayanam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chang Nam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chung Nam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shinkanam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chinngaihnem | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chinogonum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Changanuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chennakonam | 64 | 15 | / |
| Chaengonmai | 64 | 4 | / |
| Shingwenema | 64 | 1 | / |
| Chennakanam | 64 | 1 | / |
| Choenkhwanma | 61 | 17 | / |
| Channakonam | 55 | 4 | / |
| Shanghnem | 50 | 8 | / |
| Shanghnim | 50 | 8 | / |
| Choenkhnm | 50 | 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 Chinganyama
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